巴基斯坦控制的克什米尔地区政府官员周二指控被禁政治组织联合人民行动委员会（JAAC）试图破坏地区宪法委员会选举[1]。官员声称巴基斯坦塔利班武装分子已混入数周来的抗议活动[1]。在安全部队与武装蒙面抗议者的冲突中，一名准军事人员被杀，五名其他安全人员（包括一名警官）受伤[1]。
克什米尔地区宪法委员会选举将持续至8月10日，分阶段进行[1]。周一第一阶段投票在米尔普尔市进行，但出现低投票率[1]。JAAC组织主张增加克什米尔人民的政治权利，并要求废除难民席位[1]。地区政府近期禁止了JAAC，并逮捕了数十名追随者[1]。
地方副警察局长表示，安全部队缴获了卡拉什尼科夫步枪，并逮捕了一名据称接受过狙击手训练、最近从国外返回的武装嫌疑人[1]。当局播放了两名被拘禁人员的视频，声称其承认参与暴力，其中一人称被支付报酬去指示攻击军队和警察[1]。官员表示将采取行动驱散抗议营地并确保选举顺利进行[1]。
Officials in Pakistan-administered Kashmir accused the outlawed political organization JAAC of attempting to sabotage the regional constitutional committee elections, alleging that Pakistani Taliban militants had infiltrated ongoing protest movements [1]. The accusation emerged following clashes between security forces and armed masked protesters that resulted in one paramilitary personnel killed and multiple others wounded [1].
The regional elections, scheduled to continue through August 10 in a phased process, experienced low voter turnout during the first voting phase held Monday in Mirpur [1]. JAAC, which has demanded increased political rights for the Kashmir population and the abolition of refugee seats, was recently banned by regional authorities, who arrested dozens of the organization's followers [1]. A local deputy police chief reported that security forces recovered Kalashnikov rifles and arrested an armed suspect allegedly trained as a sniper who had recently returned from abroad [1]. According to authorities, one paramilitary member and five other security personnel, including one police officer, were injured in the confrontations [1].
To justify their actions, authorities released video footage of two detained individuals in which they purportedly admitted to involvement in the violence [1]. One detainee claimed to have been paid to direct attacks against military and police forces [1]. Regional authorities stated they would take action to disperse protest encampments and ensure the elections proceed as planned [1].