Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections calm tensions?

Pakistan-administered Kashmir heads to the polls after weeks of deadly protests over seats reserved for displaced people from India-administered Kashmir. One local group has called for the election to be boycotted.

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Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections calm tensions?

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