Two activists killed in tightly fought vote in Pakistan's Kashmir


  • World
  • Sunday, 25 Jul 2021

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two political activists were killed in an exchange of fire between supporters of two major Pakistani parties on Sunday during a tight race to elect the regional assembly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the police said.

Supporters of the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party of Prime Minister Imran Khan and opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) clashed in one constituency, leading to the deaths, police officer Mohammad Shabir told Reuters by phone.

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