How is Islamabad handling crisis in Pakistan-administered Kashmir? | Inside Story

It's an election aimed at strengthening democracy in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. But the situation rapidly deteriorated as the vote got underway. Dozens of people were killed in confrontations between protesters and security forces. The violence followed weeks of protests by a now-banned group that is calling for electoral reforms. The government in Islamabad has conditioned any changes on a constitutional amendment. The chaos that accompanied the first phase of the vote is one of the biggest political challenges facing Pakistan since the beginning of the Kashmir conflict almost eight decades ago. How will it shape the future of the region? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Imtiaz Gul -- Executive Director of the Center for Research and Security Studies Victoria Jones -- Senior Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation Qamar Cheema -- Executive Director of the Sanober Institute Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Pakistan #Kashmir #PakistanAdministeredKashmir #AzadKashmir #KashmirProtests #KashmirCrisis #PakistanPolitics #KashmirElections #ElectoralReform #IndiaPakistan #IndiaPakistanTensions