Does Pakistan Occupied Kashmir belong to India?
India has control of about half the area of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which comprises Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, while Pakistan controls a third of the region, divided into two provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
How much of Kashmir is occupied by Pakistan?
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is only 15% of the total area illegally occupied by Pakistan since 1947. The Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) comprise the remaining 85%. It is the main artery of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Indus flows into Pakistan through G-B.
Why Kashmir is occupied by Pakistan?
At the time of the Partition of India in 1947, the British abandoned their suzerainty over the princely states, which were left with the options of joining India or Pakistan or remaining independent. Hari Singh, the maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, wanted his state to remain independent.
What is Pakistan controlled Kashmir?
The territories, known as Northern areas and Azad Jammu are administered by Pakistan. Islamabad calls it as Pakistan-administered Kashmir while India refers to it as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The region called Aksai Chin is controlled by China.
Should Kashmir be part of Pakistan?
Kashmir has more than 90% Muslims and therefore clearly should have been part of Pakistan. The main reason why I and most others take the Pakistan side is that numerous polls have been taken of the people of Indian Kashmir . Every one of these polls has had a similar result. Some want an independent Kashmir.
Does Kashmir belong to India or Pakistan?
At present part of Kashmir belongs to Pakistan and part of it to India and partly to China. It will be very difficult for Pakistan to give Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) to India, and it will be very difficult for India too to give up the part of Kashmir that is with India to Pakistan.
What is the land area of Pakistan administered Kashmir?
The region, with a total area of some 85,800 square miles (222,200 square km), 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.