Overview
- Senior party chiefs landed in the region to lead final campaigning with PTI’s Barrister Gohar and PPP’s Bilawal arriving on Monday and PML‑N’s Nawaz Sharif travelling to G‑B on Tuesday to headline their parties’ election pushes.
- The Gilgit‑Baltistan Election Commission issued a No Objection Certificate clearing Nawaz’s visit and warned visitors to follow the Elections Act and the election code of conduct.
- PTI leaders say they have faced targeted movement restrictions and policing, reporting that Asad Qaiser missed a flight to Skardu and that Junaid Akbar was detained over NOC issues, and K‑P officials have sought judicial intervention.
- Campaign messages have split along two themes with the PPP pressing for G‑B rights like those under the 18th Amendment and defending federal welfare schemes such as BISP, while the PML‑N has focused on roads, airports and infrastructure upgrades.
- Authorities have deployed more than 5,000 security personnel for polling and rival parties’ complaints about use of government figures and administrative practices raise questions about the pre‑poll environment and possible effects on turnout and confidence in results.