Pakistan-administered Kashmir opens polls in violence-wracked vote
First of three rounds of voting held after weeks of protests during which dozens of people were killed.
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir held the first of three rounds of local legislative elections under heavy security, following weeks of violent protests that killed nearly 40 people. Low turnout was reported in the first voting district, and candidates complained that internet restrictions, imposed during the clashes, hampered their campaigns. The election is seen as a test of security after the deadly unrest.