Pakistan-Administered Kashmir: Reserved-Seat Dispute and Cost-of-Living Pressures Drive Pre-Election Unrest
Clashes, arrests, and communications restrictions in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are intensifying ahead of July 27 legislative assembly elections, with protests centered on representation and economic hardship. The reserved-seat structure and the proscription of the JAAC are increasing legitimacy risks and drawing growing diaspora-linked political attention abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom.