Wearing face masks, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan voted on November 15 in the third legislative Assembly election amidst tight security. India has slammed Pakistan for its decision to hold election in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to alter the status of the militarily-occupied region has no legal basis. India has opposed Pakistan’s plan to hold election in Gilgit-Baltistan. Over 15,000 security personnel from Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan have been deployed at polling stations. A fierce triangular contest involving Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreel-i-Insaf (PTI) has been predicted by experts.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2020 13:41 UTC