巴基斯坦控制的克什米尔地区将于7月27日在米尔普尔举行第一阶段地方选举，但这场选举因席位分配争议而面临重大阻力[1]。被取缔的民间组织"查谟克什米尔联合平民行动委员会"（JAAC）发起抵制，要求废除地区议会中为来自印度控制克什米尔的流离失所者保留的12个席位[1]。
围绕难民席位的纠纷已造成严重后果[1]。巴基斯坦控制克什米尔最高法院曾裁定这12个席位受宪法保护，不能废除[1]。地区政府随后于6月根据反恐法取缔了JAAC，并拘留了数十名支持者[1]。自6月以来的相关动乱已导致约30人死亡[1]。JAAC继续在拉瓦尔阿科特进行静坐抗议[1]。
选举被分为三个阶段进行，继米尔普尔7月27日之后，穆扎法拉巴德将于8月2日举行第二阶段选举，庞奇地区将于8月10日举行第三阶段选举[1]。当地民众和分析人士对这场选举能否平息该地区紧张局势持质疑态度[1]。
Local elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are set to begin on July 27, 2026, in Mirpur as the first of three scheduled voting phases [1]. The electoral process will also include rounds in Muzaffarabad on August 2 and the Poonch region on August 10 [1].
The disputed elections center on twelve reserved seats in the regional assembly allocated for internally displaced persons from Indian-administered Kashmir [1]. The banned civil organization JAAC (Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee) has called for the abolition of these reserved seats [1]. The regional administration banned JAAC under counter-terrorism legislation in June and detained dozens of supporters [1]. Violence linked to the dispute has claimed approximately thirty lives since June [1].
Pakistan-administered Kashmir's highest court has ruled that the refugee seats are constitutionally protected and cannot be eliminated [1]. JAAC has maintained its opposition through sit-in protests in Rawalkot [1]. Both residents and analysts remain skeptical whether the elections can effectively ease regional tensions [1].