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The PPP has demanded re-polling at AJK election stations reporting more than 80 percent turnout, citing alleged irregularities. The request was raised during talks with a government delegation as second-phase voting proceeded in Muzaffarabad and refugee constituencies.
JUI-F-affiliated religious scholar Maulana Muhammad Ismail was shot dead by motorcycle-borne attackers in Lower South Waziristan. Police have registered a report and launched an investigation, with no group immediately claiming responsibility.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has increased meetings with PML-N lawmakers following complaints about limited cooperation from police and civil officials. The outreach seeks to improve constituency-level responsiveness while preserving the government’s policy against political interference in appointments.
Rawalpindi regional police will deploy 4,029 personnel to secure 175 polling stations during the August 2 AJK migrant-seat elections. Authorities have classified stations by risk level and prepared additional traffic, surveillance and ballot-security arrangements.
The Supreme Court has accepted Imran Khan’s chamber appeal and ordered his medical-treatment petition to be registered and placed before a bench. The case seeks his transfer to Shifa International Hospital and access to personal doctors, family and counsel.
The Islamabad High Court has ordered the NCCIA to provide journalist Asad Toor with full details of the allegations behind a cybercrime summons. The ruling follows concerns from Toor and the National Press Club about due process and press freedom.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi will visit Peshawar and Quetta to discuss security concerns with traders, provincial authorities and law-enforcement officials. Business representatives say worsening violence is affecting commerce, investment and industrial activity in both provinces.
Pakistan says it is making intensive efforts to return the United States and Iran to negotiations under the Islamabad MoU. The Foreign Office urged maximum restraint as renewed military action threatened regional security and vital shipping routes.
The PPP has accused the AJK Election Commission of facilitating alleged rigging in favour of the PML-N during the first phase of regional elections. The claims have intensified tensions between the federal coalition partners ahead of the remaining rounds of voting.
The PML-N took an early lead in the first phase of AJK elections across Mirpur division, with unofficial results placing it ahead in seven of 13 constituencies. Violence, one death and allegations of rigging cast a shadow over the closely contested vote.
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and visiting US lawmakers discussed regional security, defence cooperation, trade and investment at GHQ in Rawalpindi. Both sides expressed interest in stronger economic and institutional ties between Pakistan and the United States.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has alleged that an India-linked digital network promoted anti-Pakistan content connected with the banned Joint Awami Action Committee in AJK. The claims have not been independently verified, and authorities have yet to publicly release detailed evidence or the suspect’s identity.
