Hindustan Times reported that 90 civilians died amid protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after Pakistani authorities held elections in two constituencies to complete the second phase of polls for the PoK local assembly. India's external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the electoral exercise as a complete farce during a regular media briefing. Protests by the outlawed JAAC alliance in Muzaffarabad on July 31 involved clashes with police, road blockades, and arson.