Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu an Kashmir (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر, 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 13,297 square kilometre (5,134 sq mi) an haes an estimatit population o aboot foer million. Azad Kashmir an Gilgit-Baltistan thegether constitute the distputit region, referred tae as Pakistan-admeenistered Kashmir bi the Unitit Naitions an ither internaitional organisations, an as Pakistan-occupeed Kashmir in Indie 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.
Azad Jammu an Kashmir (AJK) آزاد جموں و کشمیر Azaad Jammu o Kashmir | |
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_(claims_hatched).svg) Location o Azad Jammu an Kashmir (AJK) | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′N 73°17′E / 34.22°N 73.28°E | |
| Kintra | Pakistan |
| Established | 1948 |
| Caipital | Muzaffarabad |
| Lairgest ceety | Mirpur |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Sel-govrenin state unner Pakistani control |
| • Bodi | Legislative Assembly |
| • President | Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan |
| • Prime Meenister | Chaudhry Abdul Majeed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,297 km2 (5,134 sq mi) |
| Population (2008; est.) | |
| • Total | 4,567,982 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-JK |
| Main Leid(s) | |
| Assembly seats | 49 |
| Destricts | 10 |
| Touns | 19 |
| Union Cooncils | 182 |
| Website | www.ajk.gov.pk |
| State ainimal |  | |
| State bird | _3.JPG) | |
| State tree |  | |
| State flouer |  | |
| State sport |  |
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