Four soldiers deployed for AJK election duty martyred as vehicle crashes in ravine
The unofficial results of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly showed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has won 24 seats thus far, followed by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) with six seats as vote count underway in hotly contested AJK elections 2021.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was able to win five seats and Muslim Conference has so far won one seat.
The polling started at 8 am and continued till 5 pm without any break. Over 40 thousand security personals including PAK Army, FC, Rangers & Police performed duties to ensure peaceful polling.
A total of 32 political parties are contesting the AJK elections 2021 and hundreds of independent candidates are also vying in all the 45 electoral constituencies including 33 in AJK districts and 12 meant of Jammu and Kashmir refugees settled in various parts of Pakistan.
Four soldiers deployed for AJK election duty martyred as vehicle crashes in ravine
Discharging their duties during the Azad Kashmir poll on Sunday, at least four Pakistan Army personnel have been martyred and three injured as their vehicle crashed into a ditch while making a sharp turn near Leswa, ARY News reported citing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The civilian driver of the vehicle has also conceded severe wounds in the accident, as the bodies and wounded have been shifted to a nearby medical facility, ISPR said.