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Azad Jammu and Kashmir abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee.^[1]

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Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)

Accession Day is a public holiday in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, commemorating 26 October 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

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Administrative units of Pakistan

The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces, one federal territory, and two disputed territories: the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan; the Islamabad Capital Territory; and the administrative territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan.

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Ahmadiyya

Ahmadiyya, officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ) is an Islamic messianic movement originating in British India in the late 19th century. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who said he had been divinely appointed as both the Promised Mahdi (Guided One) and Messiah expected by Muslims to appear towards the end times and bring about, by peaceful means, the final triumph of Islam; as well as to embody, in this capacity, the expected eschatological figure of other major religious traditions.

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Aid agency

An aid agency, also known as development charity, is an organization dedicated to distributing aid.

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Akbar Khan (Pakistani general)

Major General Akbar Khan, DSO (1912–1993) was a decorated officer of the British Indian Army and later Pakistan Army.

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Al-Khair University

Al-Khair University is a private university located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference

The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (آل جموں و کشمیر مسلمکانفرنس) also shortly referred as Muslim Conference (MC) is a political party in Pakistan administered territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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All-India Muslim League

The All-India Muslim League (AIML), simply called the Muslim League, was a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when some well-known Muslim politicians met the Viceroy of India, Lord Minto, with the goal of securing Muslim interests in British India.

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Arang Kel

Arang Kel (اڑنگ کیل) is a village and tourist spot in the Neelam valley of Azad Kashmir. Azad Kashmir and Arang Kel are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila 1550, Philippines.

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Athmuqam Tehsil

Athmuqam or Athmakam (آٹھمقام) is a tehsil of Neelum District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Awan (tribe)

Awan (Punjabi and اعوان) is a Punjabi Muslim tribe and surname originating from the Punjab region of Pakistan.

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Awan Patti

Awan Patti اعوان پٹی (Patti Awanan) is a valley in Muzaffarabad district, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council or AJK Council (Urdu) is a supreme legislative and executive body of the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir which works under the federal Government of Pakistan.

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Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College

Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College (Urdu:, Koshur; آزاد جۄٚمتہٕ کشیٖر طِبہ ژاٹٔھل)or (AJKMC) is a public medical institute located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Azad Kashmir Day

Azad Kashmir Day (یومِ تاسیس آزاد کشمیر) is celebrated in Azad Kashmir on 24 October each year.

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Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, also known as AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the autonomous state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan, which is located in Muzaffarabad, the capital of the state.

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Aziz Khan (general)

General Muhammad Aziz Khan (محمّد عزیز خان; 1 January 1947), better known as Aziz Khan, is a retired Pakistani four-star rank army general who served as the 11th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in October 2001 until his retirement in 2005.

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Bagh District

Bagh District (ضلع باغ) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Bagh, Azad Kashmir

Bagh City (باغ) is the chief town and district headquarters of Bagh District, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Baháʼí Faith

The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people.

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Banjosa Lake

Banjosa Lake (بنجوسہ جھیل) is a man-made lake and a tourist resort from the city of Rawalakot in Poonch District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Baramulla

Baramulla, also known as Varmul in Kashmiri, is a city and municipality of the Baramulla district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Barley

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.

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Bauxite

Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content.

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Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)

Bedford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Mohammad Yasin of the Labour Party.

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Bhimber

Bhimber (بھمبر) is a town and the headquarters of the eponymous district in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir.

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Bhimber District

Bhimber District (ضلع بھمبر) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Perry Barr is a constituency in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by independent Ayoub Khan since July 2024.

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Brad Adams

Brad Adams is the founder and executive director at Climate Rights International.

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British Mirpuris

The British Mirpuri (برطانوی میرپوری) community comprises people in the United Kingdom who originate from the Mirpur District and surrounding areas in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir, thus being a part of the Mirpuri diaspora.

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Calgary-Bhullar-McCall

Calgary-Bhullar-McCall is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

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Capital city

A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.

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Chain migration

Chain migration is the social process by which immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to a particular destination.

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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) (صدرنشین مجلسِ مشترکہَ رؤسائے افواجِ پاکستان) is, in principle, the highest-ranking and senior most uniformed military officer, typically at four-star rank, in the Pakistan Armed Forces who serves as a Principal Staff Officer and a chief military adviser to the civilian government led by elected Prime minister of Pakistan and his/her National Security Council.

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Chalk

Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock.

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Chaudhry Anwarul Haq

Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq is a Pakistani politician from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

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Chief justice

The chief justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Ghana, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts/high courts.

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Chief minister (Pakistan)

A chief minister (وزیر اعلى—), is the executive head of the provincial government or the " de facto executive", whereas in contrast, the governor is the nominal head, or the "de jure executive" and does everything under the guidance of the chief minister and chief minister according to article 131 of the 1973 constitution shall keep the governor informed on matters relating to provincial government.

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Chief secretary (Pakistan)

In Pakistan, the position of Chief Secretary (Urdu) is occupied by the highest-ranking civil servant in each of provinces or administrative units (excluding Islamabad Capital Territory).

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Chitralekha Zutshi

Chitralekha Zutshi (born 1972) is a historian of Kashmir and an Associate Professor of History at the College of William and Mary, USA.

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Christopher Snedden

Christopher Snedden is an Australian political scientist and author.

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Council of Ministers

Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments.

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Daily Times (Pakistan)

The Daily Times (DT) is an English-language Pakistani newspaper.

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Dardic languages

The Dardic languages (also Dardu or Pisaca), or Hindu-Kush Indo-Aryan languages, are a group of several Indo-Aryan languages spoken in northern Pakistan, northwestern India and parts of northeastern Afghanistan.

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Dawn (newspaper)

Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India by Jinnah in 1941.

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De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.

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Devi Gali

Devi Gali (دیوی گلی) (also known as Aamir Hussain Shaheed Gali abbreviated as Shaheed Gali) is a village and a tourist attraction in Poonch District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Dhirkot Tehsil

Dhirkot is a Tehsil located in Bagh District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Dhund (tribe)

Dhund is a tribe found in the Abbottabad and Rawalpindi District, as well as Mansehra, Haripur, Bagh, and Muzaffarabad districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.

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Districts of Pakistan

The districts of Pakistan (اِضلاعِ پاكِستان) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. Azad Kashmir and districts of Pakistan are subdivisions of Pakistan.

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Divisions of Pakistan

The four provinces, capital territory, and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 38 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts, tehsils, and finally union councils. Azad Kashmir and Divisions of Pakistan are subdivisions of Pakistan.

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Dogri language

Dogri (Devanagari: label; Name Dogra Akkhar: 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠮|label.

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Economic and Political Weekly

The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences, and is published by the Sameeksha Trust.

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Education in Pakistan

Education in Pakistan is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education and the provincial governments, while the federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and the financing of research and development.

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Eurasian Plate

The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia.

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Flag of Azad Kashmir

The flag of Azad Kashmir (پرچمآزاد کشمیر) is a civil and state flag representing the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Kashmir.

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Forward Kahuta

Forward Kahuta (فارورڈ کہوٹہ, original name: Kahuta) is a town and the district headquarters of the Haveli District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Ganga Choti

Ganga Choti (گنگا چوٹی) is a peak located in Bagh District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Ganga Lake (Pakistan)

Ganga Lake (Urdu:گنگا جھیل) or Ganga Sar is a high-altitude lake (2,942 metres (9,652 ft) located in the Bagh Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is near Ganga Choti Peak in the Himalayan (Pir Panjal) range. The lake is accessible from Bagh by a Jeep track. Category:Lakes of Azad Kashmir.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gilgit District

The Gilgit District (ضلع گلگت) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are disputed territories in Asia, foreign relations of Pakistan, subdivisions of Pakistan and territorial disputes of India.

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Government of Azad Kashmir

The Government of Azad Kashmir (حکومتِ آزاد کشمیر.) is the state government which administers one of the territories of Pakistani-administered Kashmir territories of Azad Kashmir.

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Government of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan (حکومتِ پاکستان, abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.

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Governor (Pakistan)

A governor in Pakistan is the appointed head of state of a province, appointed by the president of Pakistan on the advice of the prime minister.

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Gujari language

Gujari (also spelt Gojri, Gujri, or Gojari) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by most of the Gujjars in the northern parts of India and Pakistan as well as in Afghanistan.

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Gurjar

The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an Indo-Aryan agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups.

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Hari Singh

Maharaja Sir Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Hattian Bala

Hattian Bala (ہٹیاں بالا) is a town in Hattian Bala District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Hattian Bala District

Hattian Bala District (ضلع ہٹیاں بالا) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Haveli District

The Haveli District (ضلع حویلی) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Hazara region

Hazara (Hindko: هزاره, Urdu) is a region in northern Pakistan, falling administratively within Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona of a sovereign state.

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High court

High court is a name for a variety of courts, often with jurisdiction over the most serious issues.

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High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

The High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (commonly known as Azad Kashmir High Court) is an appellate court in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)

The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya.

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Hindko

Hindko (ہندکو, romanized) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northwestern regions of Punjab.

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History of Poonch District

Poonch District (or Poonch Jagir) was a district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is currently divided between India and Pakistan.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia. Azad Kashmir and India are states and territories established in 1947.

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Indo-Aryan languages

The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family.

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Indo-Australian Plate

The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and the surrounding ocean and extends north-west to include the Indian subcontinent and the adjacent waters.

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948.

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Inspector-general of police

An inspector-general of police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations.

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Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)

The Jammu and Kashmir Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, on 26 October 1947.

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Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (1974)

The Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Act VIII of 1974) provides for an apparently transitory autonomous parliamentary framework of self-governance and power sharing for the region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, defined by the act as the "territories of the State of Jammu and Kashmir which have been liberated by the people of that State and for the time being under the administration of Government and such other territories as may hereafter come under its administration", however it does not pertain to areas such as Gilgit, Hunza and Baltistan.

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International response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake

The international response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake was widespread and immediate, as many countries, international organizations and non-governmental organizations offered an abundance of relief aid to the affected regions − particularly Pakistan, which was hit the hardest due to the earthquake's epicentre being around Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Pakistani-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Azad Kashmir and international response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Iranian languages

The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau.

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Irfan Sabir

Irfan Sabir (born December 19, 1977) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Bhullar-McCall.

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Islamabad

Islamabad (اسلام&zwnj;آباد|translit.

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ISO 3166-2:PK

ISO 3166-2:PK is the entry for Pakistan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Azad Kashmir and ISO 3166-2:PK are subdivisions of Pakistan.

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Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in Indian-administered Kashmir's union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

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Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)

Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858 and under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the British Crown, from 1858 until the Partition of India in 1947, when it became a disputed territory, now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.

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Jammu and Kashmir (state)

Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century. Azad Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir (state) are disputed territories in Asia.

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Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. Azad Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) are countries and territories where Urdu is an official language, disputed territories in Asia and Kashmiri-speaking countries and territories.

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Jammu division

The Jammu division is a revenue and administrative division of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a formerly armed, political separatist organisation active in both the Indian-administered and Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir.

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Japan International Cooperation Agency

The Japan International Cooperation Agency, also known as JICA, is a governmental agency that delivers the bulk of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan.

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Jhelum River

The Jhelum River is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent.

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Kaghan Valley

The Kaghan Valley (Hindko, وادی کاغان) is an alpine valley in Balakot Tehsil, Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Karachi Agreement

The Karachi Agreement of 1949 was signed by the military representatives of India and Pakistan, supervised by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, establishing a cease-fire line in Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

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Kashmir

Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Azad Kashmir and Kashmir are disputed territories in Asia and Kashmiri-speaking countries and territories.

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Kashmir conflict

The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict over the Kashmir region, primarily between India and Pakistan, and also between China and India in the northeastern portion of the region. Azad Kashmir and Kashmir conflict are disputed territories in Asia and territorial disputes of India.

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Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)

The Kashmir Premier League (کشمیر پریمیئر لیگ; abbreviated KPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league organized by Pakistan Cricket Board in Azad Kashmir.

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Kashmir Solidarity Day

Kashmir Solidarity Day (یومیکجہتی کشمیر) or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan on 5 February annually.

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Kashmir Valley

The Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley in northern Jammu and Kashmir, a region in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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Kashmiri language

Kashmiri or Koshur (Kashmiri) is a Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, over half the population of that territory.

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Kashmiris

Kashmiris are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language and originating from the Kashmir Valley, which is today located in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

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Kashmiris in Azad Kashmir

Kashmiris in Azad Kashmir are the ethnic Kashmiri people who reside in Azad Kashmir, a territory which constitutes part of Pakistani-administered Kashmir since the end of the First Kashmir War.

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Kel, Azad Kashmir

Kel (کیل) is a village in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Azad Kashmir and Kel, Azad Kashmir are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Keran, Neelum Valley

Keran (کیرن) is a village and tourist resort in the Neelum Valley. Azad Kashmir and Keran, Neelum Valley are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Khalid Mahmood (British politician)

Khalid Mahmood (born 13 July 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Perry Barr from 2001 until 2024 when he lost his seat.

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Khan Muhammad Khan

Colonel Khan Muhammad Khan (Urdu: کرنل خان محمد خان) was a prominent Sudhan soldier and politician in Poonch, serving in the Legislative Assembly (Praja Sabha) of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir until 1947.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko and,; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are 2005 Kashmir earthquake and subdivisions of Pakistan.

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Kotla Waterfalls

Kotla Waterfall is a waterfall located in Kotla, a village in northern Bagh District of Azad Kashmir.

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Kotli

Kotli (کوٹلی) is a city in Kotli District of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.

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Kotli District

Kotli District (ضلع کوٹلی) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the Azad Kashmir region.

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Kundal Shahi language

Kundal Shahi (Kunḍal Šāhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 700 people in the Kundal Shahi village of Neelam Valley in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Kutton

Kutton (کٹن, also known as Jagran Valley) is a village and a tourist resort in Neelam Valley of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan. Azad Kashmir and Kutton are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Language shift

Language shift, also known as language transfer or language replacement or language assimilation, is the process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language, usually over an extended period of time.

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Languages of Pakistan

Pakistan is a multilingual country with over 70 languages spoken as first languages.

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Las Danna

Las Danna is a tourist resort in Bagh District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Leepa Valley

The Leepa Valley (وادی لیپہ) is an arable valley situated in the Jehlum Valley of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Legislative assembly

Legislative assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its houses.

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Lexico

Lexico was a dictionary website that provided a collection of English and Spanish dictionaries produced by Oxford University Press (OUP), the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Liaquat Ali Khan

Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 189516 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951.

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Line of Control

The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but serves as the de facto border.

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List of administrative units of Pakistan by Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank some area by level of "human development" and separate developed (Very High development), developing (High and Medium development), and underdeveloped (Low development) areas.

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List of ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States

The Pakistan Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the Pakistan Embassy, Washington, D.C., and Pakistan's diplomatic mission to the United States.

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List of cultural heritage sites in Azad Kashmir

Azad Jammu and Kashmir, part of the former British princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, is an autonomous state of Pakistan.

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List of districts in Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir is a dependent territory of Pakistan.

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List of tehsils of Azad Kashmir

Tehsils are third-order administrative divisions of Azad Kashmir, after divisions and districts.

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Maharaja

Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj) was a princely or royal title used by some Hindu monarchs since the ancient times.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.

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Mangla Dam

The Mangla Dam (منگلا بند) is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Mango

A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica.

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Maqbool Hussain

Sepoy Maqbool Hussain (1940 — 28 August 2018) was a Pakistani soldier who was well known for his capture and imprisonment for four decades in Indian military jails when he was wounded during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and subsequently taken unofficially as a prisoner by Indian troops.

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Masood Khan

Masood Khan is a Pakistani-Kashmiri diplomat who is currently serving as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States.

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Mewati language

Mewati (Devanagri: मेवाती; Perso-Arabic: میواتی) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by the Meo people.

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Mian Iftikharuddin

Mian Iftikharuddin (Punjabi, میاں افتخارالدیں; 8 April 1907 – 6 June 1962) was a Pakistani politician, activist of the Indian National Congress, who later joined the All-India Muslim League and worked for the cause of Pakistan under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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Millet

Millets are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food.

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Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan

The Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan (وزارت امور کشمیر و گلگت بلتستان; abbreviated as MoKGB) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan.

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Mirpur District

Mirpur District (ضلع میرپور) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Mirpur University of Science & Technology

Mirpur University of Science & Technology (میرپور یونیورسٹی براۓ سائنس اور ٹیکنالوجی) was formerly a constituent college of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir as University College of Engineering & Technology Mirpur.

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Mirpur, Azad Kashmir

Mirpur (مرپر; ميرپور), officially known as New Mirpur City (نیا میرپر شہر|translit.

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Mohammad Yasin (politician)

Mohammad Yasin (born 10 October 1971) is a British-Pakistani politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford since 2017.

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Mohi-ud-Din Islamic Medical College

Mohi-ud-Din Islamic Medical College (محی الدین اسلامی طبی کالج) is the first Medical College of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in either the public or the private sector.

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Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University

Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University (MIU) is a private university in Nerian Sharif, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, that offers undergraduate and post-graduate education.

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Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College

Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College MBBSMC (محترما بینظیر بھٹو شہید طبی کالج) is a medical college located in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.

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Monsoon

A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.

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Mughal people

The Mughals (also spelled Moghul or Mogul) is a Muslim corporate group from modern-day North India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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Muhammad Hayyat Khan

Muhammad Hayyat Khan was at one time president of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Mujahida Hussain Bibi

Mujahida Hussain Bibi usually known as Bibi Sahiba or Shaheeda Mai Hussain Bibi registered as a regular soldier in the Pakistan Army who fought in the First Kashmir War.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad (مُظَفَّر آباد, IPA: mʊzəffərɑːbɑːd) is a city in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Azad Kashmir and Muzaffarabad are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Muzaffarabad District

The Muzaffarabad District (ضلع مُظفّرآباد) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Nasim Jahan

Nasim Jahan (born: Nasim Shahnawaz, marital name: Nasim Akbar Khan) was a women's activist and a politician of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

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Nawaz Sharif

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu:; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms.

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Neela Butt

Neela Butt is a beautiful tourist resort in Bagh District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Neelum District

Neelum (spelt also Neelam; نیلم) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Azad Kashmir and Neelum District are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Nerian Sharif

Nerian Sharif is an Islamic historic site located in a mountainous area in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Nisaran Abbasi

Nisaran Abbasi is an Azad Kashmir politician, who is a member of Pakistan Muslim League (N).

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Nishan-e-Haider

Nishan-e-Haider (NH; or 'Emblem of the Lion'), is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Nordic Institute of Asian Studies

Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (Nordisk Institut for Asien Studier), or NIAS for short, is a university Institute for Asian studies of Copenhagen University in Denmark.

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North-West Frontier Province

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت) was a province of British India from 1901 to 1947, of the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, and of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 1970 to 2010.

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Northern Pakistan

Northern Pakistan is a tourism region in northern and north-western parts of Pakistan, comprising the administrative units of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Northern Areas), Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad Capital Territory and the Rawalpindi Division in Punjab.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Pahari language

Pahari, or Pahadi (पहाड़ी pahāṛī 'of the hills/mountains') is an ambiguous term that has been used for a variety of languages, dialects and language groups, most of which are found in the lower Himalayas.

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Pahari-Pothwari

Pahari-Pothwari is an Indo-Aryan language variety of Lahnda group, spoken on the Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Punjab, Pakistan, as well as in most of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and in western areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, is known by a variety of names, the most common of which are Pahari (an ambiguous name also applied to other unrelated languages of India), and Pothwari (or Pothohari).

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. Azad Kashmir and Pakistan are countries and territories where Urdu is an official language and states and territories established in 1947.

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Pakistan Administrative Service

The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS (انتظامی خدمتِ پاکستان.) (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan.

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Pakistan Armed Forces

The Pakistan Armed Forces are the military forces of Pakistan.

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Pakistan Cricket Board

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan, is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team.

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Pakistan Medical and Dental Council

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan.

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Pakistan national cricket team

The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952.

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Pakistan Standard Time

Pakistan Standard Time (پاکستان معیاری وقت, abbreviated as PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Pakistani English

Pakistani English (also known as Paklish or Pinglish) is the group of English language varieties spoken and written in Pakistan.

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Pallandri Tehsil

Pallandri, also spelled Palandri (پلندری), originally Pulandari, is a Tehsil which serves as the administrative capital of Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir.

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Panjal Mastan National Park

Panjal Mastan (Urdu پنجال مستان) is a scenic place in Bagh Valley of Azad-Kashmir.

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Papier-mâché

Mardi Gras papier-mâché masks, Haiti Papier-mâché, frequently written as paper mache, is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, and bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste.

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Parliament of Pakistan

The Parliament of Pakistan (مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان,, "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly") is the supreme legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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Partition of India

The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent dominions in South Asia: India and Pakistan.

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Pashtuns

Pashtuns (translit), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as Afghans until the 1970s after the term's meaning had become a demonym for members of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

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Pir Chinasi

Pir Chinasi (also spelled as Peer Chinasi) is a shrine and a tourist destination located about east of Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan.

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Poonch (town)

Poonch (or Punch), (called Prunts in the Kashmiri, Gojri & Pahari languages) is a town and the administrative headquarters of the Poonch district, of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is part of the larger disputed territory of Kashmir.

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Poonch District, Pakistan

Poonch District (ضلع پونچھ) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Poonch Division

The Poonch Division (پونچھ ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani dependent territory of Azad Kashmir.

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Poonch Medical College

Poonch Medical College (پونچھ طبی کالج) is a public medical college established in 2012, located in Trar Dewan, in suburban Rawalakot, Poonch District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Pothohar Plateau

The Pothohar Plateau (پوٹھوار,: Pо̄ṭhvār; سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار, Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār), also known as Pothwar, is a plateau in the northern region of Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.

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President (government title)

President is a common title for the head of state in most republics.

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President of Azad Kashmir

The president of Azad Kashmir (Urdu:, romanized: s̤adr-i Azād Kaṣhmīr lit. 'President of Azad Kashmir', Urdu pronunciation: s̤ə'dr-e: a:'za:d kə'ʂmi:r), officially the president of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the constitutional and ceremonial head of state of Azad Kashmir.

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Prime minister

A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

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Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

The prime minister of Azad Kashmir (Urdu:, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam lit. 'Grand Vizier', Urdu pronunciation: ʋəˈziːr-ˌeː ˈɑː.zəm) is the chief executive of Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Pakistan.

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Princely state

A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British crown.

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Public holidays in Pakistan

Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively.

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Punjab

Punjab (also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb), also known as the Land of the Five Rivers, is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is specifically located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern-Pakistan and northwestern-India.

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Punjab, Pakistan

Punjab (abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan.

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Punjabi dialects and languages

The Punjabi dialects and languages or Greater Punjabi are a series of dialects and languages spoken around the Punjab region of Pakistan and India with varying degrees of official recognition.

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Punjabi language

Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.

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Quaid-e-Azam Stadium

The Quaid-e-Azam Stadium (قائدِ اعظمسٹیڈیم; also known as Mirpur Cricket Stadium) is a cricket stadium in sector F/2 Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Rajasthani languages

Rajasthani languages are a branch of Western Indo-Aryan languages.

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Rajput

Rajput (from Sanskrit rājaputra meaning "son of a king"), also called Thakur, is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent.

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Ramadan (calendar month)

Ramadan (رَمَضَان) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Quran is believed to be revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Ramkot Fort

Ramkot Fort (Qila Ram Kot) is a medieval fort in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.

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Rawalakot

Rawalakot (راولا کوٹ) is the capital of Poonch district in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Azad Kashmir and Rawalakot are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi (Punjabi) is the third-largest city in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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Rawalpindi Division

Rawalpindi Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan.

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Red Fort, Muzaffarabad

Red Fort, also known as Muzaffarabad Fort, is a 17th-century fortification located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Sage (color)

Sage is a grey-green resembling that of dried sage leaves.

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Saif Ali Janjua

Naik Saif Ali Janjua (23 April 1922 — 26 October 1948) was a Pakistani non-commissioned officer in the Azad Kashmir Regiment.

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Sardar Ibrahim Khan

Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (سردار محمد ابراہیمخان,. sər'da:r mo'ɦəməd ɪbra:'ɦi:m xa:n; 22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was a Kashmiri revolutionary leader and politician, who led the 1947 Poonch Rebellion against absolute rule of the Maharaja in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and played a key role in the First Kashmir War, supporting Pakistan.

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Sarwali Peak

Sarwali Peak, also known as Dabbar Peak, Toshe Ri, and Toshain-I, is a mountain peak located at an altitude of in Neelum District of the Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Sharda Tehsil

Sharda (شاردہ/شاردا), also known as Shardi, is a small Tehsil in Neelam District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Shina language

Shina (ݜݨیاٗ,شِْنْیٛا) is a Dardic language of Indo-Aryan language family spoken by the Shina people.

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Simla Agreement

The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Sitara-e-Jurat

Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage) is the third highest military award of Pakistan.

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Social domain

A social domain refers to communicative contexts which influence and are influenced by the structure of such contexts, whether social, institutional, power-aligned.

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Srinagar

Srinagar (English) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Subri Lake

Subri Lake, also known as Langarpura Lake, is located 10 km southeast of Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Sudhan

Sudhan (also known as Sudhozai Pathan) is one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kotli in Azad Kashmir, allegedly originating from Pashtun areas.

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Sudhan Gali

Sudhan Galli (سدھن گلی) also called as Derra Saduzai), meaning the "Street of Sudhans", Sudhan Street) is a village located in Bagh District, Azad Kashmir. It lies on the main road that connects the district Bagh to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir and also connects the town of tehseel Chikkar with Bagh city.

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Sudhanoti District

The Sudhanoti District (also spelled Sudhanuti District) (ضلع سدھنوتی), meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" or "Sudhan heartland"), It is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting due weight in the coverage.

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Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry

Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry (Urdu: سلطان محمود چوہدری) is an Azad Kashmiri politician who hails from Mirpur.

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Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the highest court of appeal in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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Suzerainty

Suzerainty includes the rights and obligations of a person, state, or other polity which controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state but allows the tributary state internal autonomy.

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Taobat

Taobat (ٹاؤبٹ) is a village in Sharda Tehsil in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Azad Kashmir and Taobat are 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Tatta Pani, Azad Kashmir

Tatta Pani (تتہ پانی) is a settlement in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

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The Friday Times

The Friday Times (TFT) is a Pakistani English-language online publication based in Lahore, Pakistan.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The News International

The News International, published in broadsheet size, is one of the largest English language newspapers in Pakistan.

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The Pakistan Times

The Pakistan Times (1947–1996) was a Pakistani newspaper, established by Mian Itikharuddin and Faiz Ahmed Faiz through the leftist Progressive Papers Limited.

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Tolipir

Tolipir (تولی پیر) is a hilltop area situated in Rawalakot Tehsil in the Poonch District of Azad Kashmir.

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Tourism in Azad Kashmir

The northern part of Azad Jammu and Kashmir encompasses the lower part of the Himalayas, including Jamgarh Peak (15,531 feet, or 4,734 meters).

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Trans-Karakoram Tract

The Trans-Karakoram Tract, also known as the Shaksgam Tract (شکسگام|translit. Azad Kashmir and Trans-Karakoram Tract are territorial disputes of India.

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Twenty20

Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket.

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Union councils of Pakistan

The union councils of Pakistan (یونین کونسل), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson and a Naib Nazim (vice chairperson).

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Union territory

A union territory is a type of administrative division in the Republic of India.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Koshur:ژاٹھَلِ آزاد جۄٚمتہٕ کشیٖر) is located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

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University of Kotli

The University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a university in the Pakistani-administered self-governing region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The University of Kotli (کوٹلی یونیورسٹی) (UoK) was formerly a constituent college of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It was formerly known as the University College of Administrative Sciences Kotli (UCK) and as the Faculty of Administrative Sciences Kotli (FASK).

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University of Poonch

University of Poonch is a public university located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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Urdu

Urdu (اُردُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.

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West Punjab

West Punjab (‎لہندا پنجاب‎; مغربی پنجاب) was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. Azad Kashmir and West Punjab are states and territories established in 1947.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature, first developed in England.

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Wheat

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a staple food around the world.

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Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh is a public university located in Bagh, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Xinjiang

Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia.

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Yahya Khan

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (4 February 191710 August 1980) was a Pakistani military officer, who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971.

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YFK-International Kashmir Lobby Group

YFK-International Kashmir Lobby Group (Youth Forum for Kashmir) (full name) is a non-governmental organization working on strategies for peaceful conflict resolution and protection of human rights in the disputed region of Jammu & Kashmir (Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered Kashmir).

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Zaman Khan

Zaman Khan (زمان خان; born 10 September 2001) is a professional cricketer from Pakistan who plays for Pakistan national cricket team.

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Zircon

Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium.

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister, politician, and statesman.

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1947 Poonch rebellion

In spring 1947, an uprising against the Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir broke out in the Poonch jagir, an area bordering the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab and the Hazara district of the North-West Frontier Province in the future Pakistan.

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1955 Poonch uprising

The 1955 Poonch revolt, also known as the 1955 Sudhan uprising was a Civil revolt in Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the State of Pakistan.

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2005 Kashmir earthquake

An earthquake occurred at on 8 October 2005 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a territory under Pakistan.

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2017 Pakistani census

The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Kashmir

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