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Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group
NPRWednesday, August 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.
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- This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today. Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Pakistan and Kashmir.
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Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.
Why it matters
This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today.
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NPR published: Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Pakistan and Kashmir.
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