One killed, several injured as violence, rigging claims overshadow PoK polls

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Violent clashes, allegations of electoral rigging, and the killing of a political worker overshadowed the first phase of elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with coalition partners accusing each other of undermining the electoral process, according to local media reports.

At least one person was killed, and several others were injured during polling, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), traded allegations of violence and election malpractice.