Voting for most seats for August 10 polls put off indefinitely in PoK

What happened: August 10 voting postponed for part of the third phase in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s election commission announced that voting has been postponed indefinitely for 7 of the 11 seats scheduled for August 10 in the third phase.

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s election commission cited law-and-order concerns as the reason for postponing the August 10 poll.

Background and earlier position

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s election commission had scheduled polling across phases, including a third phase in which August 10 was set for 11 seats.

Within that phased schedule, the election commission’s announcement delays voting indefinitely for 7 seats due on August 10, while leaving the election plan described as continuing for a larger set of seats.