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^[2] region, referred tae as Pakistan-admeenistered Kashmir bi the Unitit Naitions^[3][4] an ither internaitional organisations, an as Pakistan-occupeed Kashmir in Indie^[5] 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.

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Azad Jammu an Kashmir (AJK) آزاد جموں و کشمیر‬ Azaad Jammu o Kashmir
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Location o Azad Jammu an Kashmir (AJK)
Coordinates: 34.22°N 73.28°E / 34.22; 73.28
Kintra	Pakistan
Established	1948
Caipital	Muzaffarabad
Lairgest ceety	Mirpur
Govrenment
• Teep	Sel-govrenin state unner Pakistani control[1]
• 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)	Urdu (offeecial) Pahari Mirpuri Gojri Hindko Punjabi Pashto
Assembly seats	49
Destricts	10
Touns	19
Union Cooncils	182
Website	www.ajk.gov.pk