[Source: Reuters]Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a banned Kashmiri group saying ​on Wednesday more than 30 people had been killed around one town in clashes with security forces ahead of the second ‌round. Pakistan’s primary governing party, the PML-N, won nine out of the 13 seats that were up for election in the districts of Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimber on Monday. The second ​and third rounds are scheduled for August 2 and August 10. Article continues after advertisementThe party that won the elections in 2021, the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan ​Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has boycotted the vote over electoral fraud concerns. The region’s primary protest movement, the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), was ⁠banned by the regional government in June, prompting deadly protests last month.