Overview
- Polling in Mirpur Division is scheduled for Monday, July 27, and the AJK government has declared a public holiday in the division to facilitate voting.
- The Election Commission issued a binding code of conduct that bans use of official protocol and government resources for campaigning to protect a level playing field.
- Chief Election Commissioner Justice (R) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal appealed for broad participation and assured that security forces and quick-response units will be stationed at every polling station.
- Political parties intensified last-minute moves with MQM-P announcing full support for PML-N candidates and PML-N and PPP leaders mobilizing voters with competing messages about local rights and development.
- Local administrations finalized concurrent logistics and public-order plans for polls and religious events, while regional and federal officials issued directives on backlog case clearance, monsoon readiness, and tax-administration reforms that shape the wider governance environment.