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History of Planning & Development Department in AJK". Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. See also: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, and Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (1974) Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Kashmir Bagh City Territorial limits". Herald. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015 . Retrieved July 24, 2015. These are self-ruled autonomous regions. But restrictions apply. a b Naval War College Review. Naval War College. 1966. p.98. During these same months, the route across the portion of Ladakh known as Aksai Chin (white stone desert) is highly traversable.

a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, archived from the original on August 13, 2019 , retrieved August 15, 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories."; The Plight of Minorities in 'Azad Kashmir' ". Asianlite.com. January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020 . Retrieved April 6, 2020. Schoefield, Victoria (2003) [First published in 2000]. Kashmir in Conflict. London and New York: I. B. Taurus & Co. ISBN 1860648983.Gujjars – They are an agricultural tribe and are estimated to be the largest community living in the ten districts of Azad Kashmir. [62] [63] [64] UNCIP Resolution of August 13, 1948 (S/1100)– Embassy of India, Washington, D.C." Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Literacy Rate in Azad Kashmir nearly 62 pc". Pakistan Times. MUZAFFARABAD (Azad Kashmir). September 27, 2004. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. The Akasy region is sparely populated region with few settlements such as Heweitan, Khurnak Fort, Tianshuihai and Dahongliutan and Kangxiwar which lays north of it, with the latter being the forward headquarters of the Xinjiang Military Command during the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

Mirza, M. Abdul Haq (1991). The withering chinar. Institute of Policy Studies. p.176. ISBN 9789694480084. According to legend, an ascetic named Kashyapa reclaimed the land now comprising Kashmir from a vast lake. That land came to be known as Kashyapamar and, later, Kashmir. Buddhism was introduced by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century bce, and from the 9th to the 12th century ce the region appears to have achieved considerable prominence as a centre of Hindu culture. A succession of Hindu dynasties ruled Kashmir until 1346, when it came under Muslim rule. The Muslim period lasted nearly five centuries, ending when Kashmir was annexed to the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab in 1819 and then to the Dogra kingdom of Jammu in 1846. Kashmiris – Ethnic Kashmiri populations are found in the Neelam Valley and the Leepa Valley (see Kashmiris in Azad Kashmir). [68]Snedden, Christopher (September 15, 2015). Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris. Oxford University Press. pp.21–24. ISBN 978-1-84904-622-0. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023 . Retrieved March 20, 2018. Confusingly, the term 'Kashmiri' also has wider connotations and uses. Some people in Azad Kashmir call themselves 'Kashmiris' This is despite most Azad Kashmiris not being of Kashmiri ethnicity. Indeed, most of their ethnic, cultural and historical links have been, and remain, with areas to the south and west of Azad Kashmir, chiefly Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), now called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Nevertheless, Azad Kashmiris call themselves Kashmiris because of their region's historical connections with the former princely state of J&K that popularly was called Kashmir. Some Azad Kashmiris also call themselves Kashmiris simply because their region's official name, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has the word Kashmir in it. (Using the same logic, Azad Kashmiris could call themselves "'Jammuites', which historically and culturally would be more accurate, or even 'Azadi- ites'.) Soon afterward, Sardar Ibrahim escaped to Pakistan and led the Poonch rebellion from there, with the assistance of Pakistan's prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan and other officials. Liaquat Ali Khan appointed a committee headed by Mian Iftikharuddin to draft a "declaration of freedom". [20] On 4 October an Azad Kashmir provisional government was declared in Lahore with Ghulam Nabi Gilkar as president under the assumed name "Mr. Anwar" and Sardar Ibrahim as the prime minister. Gilkar travelled to Srinagar and was arrested by the maharaja's government. Pakistani officials subsequently appointed Sardar Ibrahim as the president of the provisional government. [21] [note 1] Geography Landscape of Azad Kashmir The population of Azad Kashmir is almost entirely Muslim. The people of this region culturally differ from the Kashmiris living in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir and are closer to the culture of Jammu. Mirpur, Kotli, and Bhimber are all old towns of the Jammu region. [53] Religion The Neelam Valley is situated to the north and northeast of Muzaffarabad, The gateway to the valley. The main tourist attractions in the valley are Athmuqam, Kutton, Keran, Changan, Sharda, Kel, Arang Kel and Taobat. Masood Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir and current Pakistani ambassador to the United States.

Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors on a Proposed Loan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Multisector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project for Azad Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. November 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022 . Retrieved April 6, 2020. Saul B. Cohen, ed. (2008). "Aksai Chin". The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Vol.1 (2nded.). New York: Columbia University Press. p.52. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1. LCCN 2008009181. OCLC 212893637. "divided between India and CHINA" Snedden 2013, p. 43: "Sudhans from Poonch considered themselves to be Sudho Zai Pathans (Pukhtoons), which explained why the Pashtun tribesmen from NWFP province lost no time coming to help Jammu and Kashmir's Muslims in 1947..". Moss, Paul (November 30, 2006). "South Asia | The limits to integration". BBC News. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007 . Retrieved June 5, 2010.

a b Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. "Kashmir (region, Indian subcontinent)– Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010 . Retrieved June 5, 2010. Usman Chachar Named New AJK Chief Secretary". Archived from the original on May 11, 2022 . Retrieved May 12, 2022. Woodman 1969, p.102: The proposed boundary seems never to have been considered in the same form again until Alastair Lamb revived it in 1964