Azad Kashmir

Azad Jammu an Kashmir (, Azaad Jammu o- Kashmir, literally Free Jammu an Kashmir ; AJK) or Azad Kashmir (literally Free Kashmir) for short, is the soothmaist poleetical entity athin the Pakistani-admeenistered pairt o the umwhile princely state o Jammu an Kashmir. It borders the present-day Indie-controlled state o Jammu an Kashmir tae the east (separatit frae it bi the Line o Control), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tae the wast, Gilgit-Baltistan tae the north, an the Punjab province tae the sooth. Wi its caipital at Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir covers an aurie o  an haes an estimatit population o aboot foer million. Azad Kashmir an Gilgit-Baltistan thegether constitute the distputitPoK students want seats in IIM/IITsRediff.com, 2006-05-23 region, referred tae as Pakistan-admeenistered Kashmir bi the Unitit NaitionsAfghans in Pakistan: documenting a population on the move - UNHCR an ither internaitional organisations, an as Pakistan-occupeed Kashmir in Indiehttp://www.sify.com/news/china-has-major-presence-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir-gilgit-activist-news-international-kjcnubijjdc.html in contrast tae the name Indie-occupeed Kashmir which is gien tae the Indie admeenistered Jammu an Kashmir bi Pakistan. The territories hae been unner control o the twa kintras syne the first Kashmir war efter which Azad Kashmir wis successfully captured frae the princely state bi the rebellin militias wi the help o Pakistan Airmy.

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References

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Govrenment o Azad Jammu an Kashmir


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