Kashmir Election Violence: Competing Death Tolls as Banned Protest Group Presses On

A protest group, the Joint Awami Action Committee, says over 40 supporters died across two days of regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Authorities confirm one security officer killed and five wounded. JAAC was banned in June under anti-terrorism laws — a move Amnesty International calls unlawful. Two voting rounds remain, leaving room for further unrest.