Pakistani security officials stand guard outside a polling station during the second phase of Pakistan-administered Kashmir's general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, 02 August 2026. Voting for Kashmiri people residing in urban centers across Pakistan took place under heightened security amid a boycott and protests led by the banned Jammu Kashmir Awami Joint Action Committee (JAAC) over governance issues and the allocation of refugee seats in the regional assembly. Source: EPA / SHAHZAIB AKBER/EPA
