Polling under way for 23 Gilgit-Baltistan seats
Arab News reports limited details about the vote, with no clarity yet on constituencies or the nature of the election.
Polling is under way for 23 seats in Gilgit-Baltistan, Arab News reported on Thursday. The outlet's brief report carried only a headline and a single line confirming the polling; no further details were immediately available.
The reported figure of 23 seats is one fewer than the 24 general seats in the 33-member Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, which also reserves six seats for women and three for technocrats. Arab News did not specify whether the polling covered general seats, by-elections, or local government positions, nor did it name the constituencies.
Gilgit-Baltistan last elected its assembly in November 2020. The territory has been governed under a special administrative arrangement, with calls for full provincial status a recurring demand of local political parties. The election authority for the territory is the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission.
Skardu Times could not independently verify the scope or progress of the polling from the Arab News report. The newspaper has not yet received confirmation from the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission about the number of seats, turnout, or when results might be announced.
Voters across the region, including in Baltistan division where Skardu is the administrative centre, were expected to participate. The paper will update this report as official information becomes available.
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