Tariq Naqash is a Muzaffarabad-based senior staff correspondent for Dawn with nearly three decades of experience in reporting, analysis, and feature writing. His work focuses on politics, conflict, and governance. He can be found on X at @tariqnaqash.
Election Commission notifies results of five refugee constituencies, four of which were won by the PML-N and one by the PPP.
Updated03 Aug, 202607:03am
Multiple rounds of talks between PPP, PML-N leaders fail to defuse tensions; Sharif family meets at Jati Umra to take stock of ‘mounting’ political challenges.
Updated02 Aug, 202607:36am
Meeting review security arrangements ahead of Sunday's second phase of polling, urge authorities to ensure there is no room for lapses.
Published01 Aug, 202610:40pm
• PPP chief says ‘attempt to rig’ Kashmir elections will be the downfall of federal govt • Offers to join hands with PTI for
Published31 Jul, 202607:13am
Resolutions call on peaceful protesters to distance themselves from armed and violent elements; urge authorities to act against armed actors.
Published30 Jul, 202606:54pm
• Claims nine out of 13 seats in Mirpur division, sweeps Bhimber and most Kotli constituencies • PPP terms count ‘rigged’, claim
Published29 Jul, 202607:20am
One seat still contested; unofficial results show PML-N on top in seven constituencies; PPP ahead in five; one killed, two injured in Nakyal violence.
Published28 Jul, 202607:21am
PPP says its political worker died in electoral violence; both PML-N and PPP accuse each other of rigging in multiple Kotli constituencies.
Updated27 Jul, 202611:43pm
• Any attempt to disrupt polling will invite strict action, CEC warns • Three-tier security plan in place as JAAC plans march
Published27 Jul, 202607:31am
PPP chairman says “something built with the public’s money is not a gift from any politician — it is the public’s right"; security beefed up in Mirpur division ahead of polls tomorrow.
Updated27 Jul, 202612:08am
