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	Pakistan occupied Kashmir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK or POK) is the name given by the Republic of India to a portion of Kashmir controlled by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and People's Republic of China.
		PoK borders the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to the east, Himachal Pradesh to south-east and Pakistan to the west.
		Kashmir was unable to withstand the Pakistani military thrust and the law and order situation in the region soon detoriated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pakistan_Occupied_Kashmir (441 words)

	Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Jammu & Kashmir; Embassy of India - Washington, DC
		In terms of territory, the area of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is 222,236 sq kilometers while the area illegally occupied by Pakistan is 78,114 sq.
		The areas occupied by Pakistan comprise so-called "Azad Kashmir" (referred to hereafter as POK for Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) and the Northern Areas of Gilgit, Baltistan and Hunza, etc. Pakistan does not trust the administration of POK to handle the Northern Areas which Islamabad considers strategically vital.
		He owed nothing to the POK Government as he was appointed by the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, which was formed in 1952 under the general supervision of the Home Ministry.
	www.indianembassy.org /policy/Kashmir/Kashmir_MEA/POK.html (1509 words)

	Indian Occupied Kashmir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indian occupied Kashmir (also called Held Kashmir) is the name given by Pakistan to a portion of Kashmir controlled by India.
		The Indian army in order to secure Kashmir against this invasion marched into Kashmir and were able to drive away the Pakistani army and the Pakhtun volunteers, although Pakistan did manage to take over nearly one third of Kashmiri territory.
		But after the repeated military attacks of Pakistan, India has refused to honor this UN resolution as long as Pakistan has control over a part of Kashmir, since India believes that the plebiscite in such a scenario cannot be considered as fair.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Occupied_Kashmir (316 words)

	Northern areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This area was part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (JandK) before 1947 and, to distinguish it from the Valley, Jammu and Ladakh regions, used to be called the Northern Areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
		Pakistan Occupied whilst the Kashmir (POK), Pakistan issued a proclamation on April 28, 1949, separating the Northern Areas of J and K from POK and placed them directly under the administration of the Central Government under the name of Northern Areas of Pakistan.
		The Shias of POK are thus being deliberately discriminated against and denied their due share of funds for development.
	www.armyinkashmir.org /articles/pok.html (907 words)

	The Kashmir Story
		The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act 1974 obliges all leaders from the President down and all legislators to swear loyalty to the cause of accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan." Islam is the State religion (Article 3).
		The Constitution was imposed on POK by the former Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto.
		It is presided over by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and comprises his five nominees the President and Prime Minister of POK and six representatives of the POK Assembly elected by proportional representation.
	www.kashmir-information.com /KashmirStory/chapter5.html (1410 words)

	B.N.F
		Pakistan was very much upset over this conference which had to be held at an international level, therefore the British Embassy in Islamabad, was asked to refuse visas.
		Amanullah Khan is the alone person from occupied Balawaristan, Chairman of JKLF (Aman Group) who instead of condemning Pakistan for the arrest of peaceful political activists, criticised us to appease his masters and ISI but due to the strong public reaction, he distorted the statements later on verbally.
		It is clear that leaders from both sides of Kashmir have forgotten the area of Balawaristan as they never invited any representative from this area during any of their programme at international level including OIC.
	www.balawaristan.net /role.htm (1110 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kashmir
		Pakistan views the entire Kashmir region as disputed territory, and does not consider India's claim to it to be valid.
		Pakistan claims that this accession is invalidated by a previous agreement between India and Pakistan, to maintain the "status quo"; India counters that the invasion of Kashmir by tribals aided and instigated by the Government of Pakistan, and reinforced by military regulars, had rendered that agreement null and void.
		The part of Pakistani Kashmir that has been kept "independent", the so-called "Azad Kashmir", is only a tiny sliver of land, a very tiny part of the parts of the original kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir that Pakistan occupied in 1948.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kashmir (6048 words)

	K P S Gill: The Northern Areas of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir -- Islamist Extremism & Terrorism in South Asia
		While Kashmir is mentioned as a disputed territory, the Northern Areas find no mention in the relevant schedule, nor do they have an autonomous or constitutional status of their own.
		The ‘Azad Kashmir’ (PoK) Governments, on the other hand, have been arguing ever since 1950 that Gilgit and Baltistan were a part of Kashmir and should thus be incorporated into ‘Azad Kashmir’.
		The Pakistan Government appealed in the Supreme Court, which, in a judgment passed on September 14, 1994, stated that " the Northern Areas are part of Jammu and Kashmir state but are not part of "Azad Kashmir" as defined in the "Azad Kashmir" Interim Constitution Act, 1974".
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter3.htm (1896 words)

	Bharat Rakshak-MONITOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This large chunk of territory annexed by Pakistan in 1947, provided the bulk of the manpower for the intrusions, consisting of the Northern Light Infantry of the Pakistan army.
		The area for intrusion and the military units chosen suggest that Pakistan had in mind to put into practice a covert plan, which depended on surprise and called for the non-participation of main part of the Pakistan army consisting of Punjabi musalmans, in order that India did not become aware of the plan.
		Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (Azad Kashmir as it known in Pakistan) on the other hand is just 4,494 sq miles with a population of 1.5 million.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MONITOR/ISSUE2-3/kasturi.html (2532 words)

	PoK: A Colony of Pakistan
		The arbitrary takeover by Pakistan of these territories was challenged in the High Court of POK and even the court felt impelled to declare Gilgit, Skardu, Baltistan etc, as part of POK.
		Under Section 5(2) (vii) of the POK Legislative Assembly Election Ordinance 1970, a person would be disqualified for propagating any opinion or action in any manner prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan, the ideology of POK's accession to Pakistan, or the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan.
		On 28th May 1999, the Supreme Court of Pakistan delivered a stinging blow to Islamabad's oppressive, undemocratic and colonial subjugation of the Northern Areas of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by pronouncing 'it was not understandable on what basis the people of Northern Areas can be denied the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution' i.e.
	www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives2005/kashmir20050804d.html (1630 words)

	How Azad is `Azad Kashmir'
		If you want to study the situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and cannot go to even the minuscule part of this region designated as `Azad Kashmir', the best place to go to is England.
		The rule in Pakistan is that the movement changes hands in Islamabad, the so-called Azad Kashmir government is dismissed and a new one installed through a farce of an election unless this happens to be a Muslim Conference government headed by Sardar Qayyoom.
		And despite all the pressure from the people of Pakistan Occupied `Azad' Kashmir and her party she could not topple the Sardar government.
	www.jammu-kashmir.com /insights/insight990902.html (2831 words)

	The Kashmir Story - Chapter 5 - Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir, Tashkent And the Shimla Agreement
		Pakistan's espousal of the right to self-determination has been conditional and circumscribed.
		It is demanded of the part of Kashmir which escaped its occupation but not its depredations The right of self- determination is not recognized for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).
		The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act 1974 obliges all leaders from the President down and all legislators to swear loyalty to the cause of accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan.
	www.hindubooks.org /Kashmir/ch5.htm (1426 words)

	"Azad Kashmir" and "Northern Territories" or Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)?
		Pakistan has deliberately kept the status of POK (comprising “Azad Kashmir” and the “Northern Areas”) ambiguous, neither allowing them to secede, nor allowing these territories to be fully integrated into Pakistan.
		POK, self determination, (as inscribed in the constitution), relates only to the unconditional accession of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan.
		In 1991, POK's “ Prime Minister”, Mumtaz Rathore was dismissed, arrested and flown by helicopter to a Pakistani prison in 1991.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0603/276.html (2267 words)

	Another step forward
		JUNE 2, 5-30 p.m.: It was yet another moment of triumph and celebration in the current phase of India-Pakistan relations as leaders of the moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) from Kashmir crossed the Aman Sethu (Peace Bridge) to begin a historic visit to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK).
		The festive atmosphere was palpable, in contrast to the sombre mood on the Indian side of the LoC, as this was the moment POK and Pakistan had looked forward to for 58 years.
		Besides enabling the delegation leaders and various sections of Pakistan and POK express their pent-up emotions, the visit of the delegation provided Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf an opportunity to demonstrate to Pakistanis that he was on the right path on his India policy and in his pursuit of a solution to the Kashmir issue.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2213/stories/20050701003702500.htm (1531 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		Each one of these outfits is reiterating again and again the demand in favour of a dispensation that empowers the people of PoK and NT to shape and control fully their political and economic future outside the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
		Their only duty is, it seems, to endorse and implement the decisions of Islamabad and strengthen its stranglehold over the occupied areas and they discharge this duty religiously in order to enjoy the loaves and fishes of office and for the sake of personal power and profit.
		Nor is it allowed to criticise the anti-people and anti-democratic policies and actions of the powers-that-be in PoK and Pakistan, which are all calculated to thwart and delay indefinitely the realisation of the people's most cherished goal of complete responsible Government outside Pakistan.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/03sep24/edit.htm (4284 words)

	Kashmir and the Hindu ethos
		Interestingly, by calling for the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a region known to be chafing under Pakistani control, Dr Abdullah has astutely asserted leadership of Kashmiris on that side of the border as well, since he has been elected by the larger (and free) part of the undivided state.
		I say this because Pakistan is a failed state; it lacks internal coherence and its disintegration is inevitable.
		This is why Pakistan has been so desperately dependent upon Kashmir and virulent anti-India rhetoric to keep its flock together; but now the situation has taken a dangerous turn.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0201/174.html (1214 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : LoC opened as India sends relief to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
		Pakistan sent one truck of relief material for the quake victims on the Indian side.
		Thousands of people gathered at Titrinote (PoK), close to the Line of Control adjoining Chakan Da Bagh on the Indian side, and made fervent requests to the Pakistani Army personnel to let them cross the LoC to meet their relatives.
		Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam told reporters at the weekly news briefing that Islamabad was yet to receive the list of people from PoK intending to cross over to the Indian side.
	www.hindu.com /2005/11/08/stories/2005110806581000.htm (702 words)

	tribuneindia... Jammu and Kashmir
		NEW DELHI, Oct 20 — A proposal on the future of Kashmir put before some prominent leaders of the Pakistan occupied Kashmir by Islamabad early this month has led to an intense debate in the All Party Hurriyat Conference with supporters of accession to Pakistan on one side and the pro-azadi factions on the other.
		The proposal was made to mollify the angry PoK and Hurriyat Kashmiri leaders who, of late have become sceptical on Pakistan’s claim of representing Kashmiri interests at the resumed Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level dialogue, the sources said.
		The Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Mr Shamshad Ahmed, had stated on October 7 that Islamabad was representing the Kashmiri at the Indo-Pak talks.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98oct21/j&k.htm (1287 words)

	INDO - PAK SUMMIT 2001
		In India occupied Kashmir, I was shocked to find parties such as the Muslim Conference, who propagate accession to Pakistan, not only function openly but are provided security by the Kashmiri government.
		The other option is for the Indian and Pakistani parts of the state to be made semi-autonomous; the two newly formed states (presently POK and Jammu and Kashmir) should have independent governments with shared defence and foreign affairs mechanisms with their respective countries.
		The image of Kashmir that political parties such as the Muslim Conference and Pakistani government project is not representative of the Kashmiri people at large.
	www.expressindia.com /summit/int20010705.html (798 words)

	Asia Times
		The 776-kilometer LoC runs between the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (which Pakistan calls Occupied Kashmir) and that part of Kashmir that is under Pakistani control (while India refers to as Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or POK and which Pakistan calls Azad Kashmir, or Free Kashmir).
		Selling the idea would be far more difficult in Pakistan for its leaders would have to justify accepting the situation as it existed in 1949, when every government since then has pledged to "liberate Kashmir from Indian occupation" and spent billions of dollars to alter the situation on the ground.
		The large-scale military aggression launched by Pakistan across the Line of Control in Kargil in the summer of 1999 was an operational expression of this.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/EE20Df01.html (1330 words)

	ISI, arms and drug mafia nexus rules Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The leader of a political group from Pakistan occupied Kashmir claims that the arms and drug mafia, aided by Pakistani intelligence, has established a sizeable presence in areas close to the Indian border.
		Balawaristan is the name used by locals to refer to the area comprising the Brooshaal, Baltistan and Dardistan provinces in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
		Youths from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir are trained at camps run by the ISI in Ghowadi Skardu, Darel, Yashote, Astore and Gilgit.
	www.fisiusa.org /fisi_News_items/news536.htm (492 words)

	South Asia News Views Discussion Info Network - Pakistan soldiers accused of gang rape in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Police registered a case against the unnamed army personnel, said to be members of the Mujahid Battalion, for the rape of the villager.
		Pakistan soldiers accused of rape in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
		The brother-in-law sent an application on behalf of all the villagers to the deputy commissioner of the Neelum valley on 21 July, urging a case be registered.
	www.southasia.net /article494.html (617 words)

	'Pakistan army threw us on the roads'
		The kidnapping and subsequent release of three hardcore terrorists for Rubaiya's return is widely attributed to have triggered off the era of militancy in the Kashmir valley.
		Malik, who was among the four Hurriyat leaders who recently returned from a fortnight- long visit to Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Pakistan, made the headlines again when he was quoted as saying that Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid was running terror camps in PoK in 1990.
		What I said was that the leadership of Azad Kashmir or PoK have a responsibility towards the Kashmiri people.
	in.rediff.com /news/2005/jun/22inter1.htm (1263 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jammu & Kashmir
		According to reports received here from Muzaffarabad, these youths had crossed over to Pakistan and occupied Kashmir for receiving arms training and were lodged in jails after they raised a voice against the Pakistan Army officials and the trainers in the camps.
		The police officer said that there were reports that some of the missing persons in the Kashmir valley had either been killed in encounters with the security forces or had lost lives in inter-rebel group infighting and their bodies had been thrown in some unidentified gorges and ravines.
		Dr Abdullah hoped that the railway project in the Kashmir valley would be completed by 2007 as per the schedule alongwith the four-lanning of the highway between the valley and Jammu.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030421/j&k.htm (698 words)

	Feature Articles: A Letter From Balwaristan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		All the 5 parts in the disputed J & K (including, PoK, Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan, Chinese occupied part of Shimshaal in Hunza and Chinese -Occupied part of Aksai Chin in Ladakh, Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu) must be controlled by the UNO OR by both Pakistan and India at least for 5 years.
		Kashmir (Valley), Jammu, Ladakh, POK and Gilgit Baltistan} as per the guidelines of UN and democratic norms and values of the world.
		OGB, POK, Ladakh, Kashmir and Jammu) should be considered as individual voter (to vote, for Indian, Pakistan or to merge with any 1, 2nd, 3rd or all parts) as well as candidate (to convince other part to vote for merge).
	www.thesouthasian.org /archives/000209.html (1987 words)

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