October 13, 2026
Faizan Sagheer, Ishtiaq, Asim Rafiq and Waqas Sharif died while repairing a water pipeline near their village in Poonch. Officials say the mine had drifted from the Indian side.
August 24, 2026
Polling opened in Muzaffarabad for eight reserved seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly — five for women and one each for a technocrat, Ulema and Mashaikh, and an overseas Kashmiri — completing a house still missing seven members.
August 15, 2026
Voting is under way at 23 polling stations across two Bagh constituencies, postponed on August 10 after polling staff failed to arrive amid unrest. Just over 12,000 voters are eligible, and both seats were close.
August 10, 2026
Around 460,000 voters are eligible in four constituencies across Bagh and Haveli, with polling from 8am to 5pm. Sherry Rehman has alleged delays at several stations and that PPP polling agents were barred from two.
August 9, 2026
Rana Sanaullah says the PML-N needs six more seats for a two-thirds majority in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, with only four contested on Monday after polling in Poonch and Sudhnoti was postponed. The chief election commissioner says a Rawalakot date could come within seven days.
August 8, 2026
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari told a rally in Bagh that the PML-N is mistaken in believing it will form the AJK government, and claimed its position in Islamabad is also at risk. The PML-N leads 24 seats to 10 after two phases, with 11 still to be decided.
August 7, 2026
The AJK Election Commission has revised the schedule for the third phase of elections, postponing polling in Poonch and Sudhanoti districts. Voting on August 10 will now be held only in Bagh and Haveli.
August 4, 2026
Rana Sanaullah says the PML-N has won 23 of the 45 directly elected Azad Kashmir seats and secured a simple majority to form the government. PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who calls the elections rigged, responded that the countdown for the federal government has begun.
July 29, 2026
Law enforcement agencies are continuing operations against armed groups in Rawalakot, where the AJK police spokesperson says attackers have taken positions in buildings across the city. The clashes involve supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee, and Rawalakot sits in the division that votes last, on August 10.
July 25, 2026
Azad Kashmir will vote in three phases across two weeks, not because of any administrative convenience, but because there are not enough army contingents to secure all three divisions at once. Aflatoon considers what it means when the calendar of an election is set by the movement schedule of the troops that make it possible.
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October 26, 2026
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