Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) is
composed of Gilgit-Baltistan Region, and Muzaffarabad and Mirpur
divisions of the former Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Salient features of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)
Total Area of PoK: 85,793 sq. kilometer
Administrative Divisions:
Two, namely Mirpur-Muzaffarabad (referred to as Azad Jammu & Kashmir or AJK by Pakistan) and Federally Administered Gilgit-Baltistan (FAGB).
Area of Gilgit-Baltistan in the current shape: 74,600 sq. km
Area of Gilgit-Baltistan occupied by China before 1963: 19,313 sq. km
Area of Gilgit-Baltistan ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963: 5,800 sq. km
Area of occupied Chitral: 14,850 sq. kilometer
Area of occupied Shinaki-Kohistan: 5,398 sq. kilometer
Gilgit-Baltistan was previously referred to by Pakistan as the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA). It is the northernmost political entity within the Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) and is under direct control of federal government of Pakistan. The region borders Ladakh (and Tibet) to its east; Xinjiang to its north; Afghanistan and Tajikistan to its north-west; Chitral to its west; Dir, Swat, Kohistan and Kaghan districts of NWFP to its south while AJK and the Kashmir Valley lie to its south-east. The Dogras of Jammu & Kashmir amalgamated Baltistan with Ladakh and brought under the Jammu province, while Gilgit Agency, Gilgit Wazarat, Gilgit Tehsil, Chilas, Ghizer, Hunza-Nagar and Darel-Tangir were ruled as part of Kashmir province.
Salient Features of FAGB:
Area of FAGB: 74,600 sq. kilometer
Population: Approximately two million including almost 300,000 people as part of Diaspora living in different cities of Pakistan
Capital: Gilgit
Districts: seven
Baltistan Region is divided into Gangche and Skardo districts
Gilgit Region is divided into Astore, Diamer, Ghizer, Hunza-Nagar and Gilgit districts
Ethnic Groups: Shin, Balti, Burushu, Puriki, Ladakhi, Wakhi, Yashkun, Tibetan, Mongol, Tatar, Mon, Khowar, Dom, Gujjar and Kashmiri
Religious Groups: Shia (Twelvers), Nurbakhshi (Twelvers), Shia-Ismaili, Sunni, and Ahlehadith
Languages: Shina, Balti, Wakhi, Khowar, Gujjari, Burushaski, Puriki, Kashmiri
Literacy rate: 15% male; 3.5% female (World Bank estimates of 1997)
Per Capita Income: Per capita per annum income of Gilgit-Baltistan is around one-fourth of Pakistan’s average (US$264 compared to Pakistan’s US$ 1,071).
State of Infrastructure: More than two-thirds of the villages lack potable water, electricity, telephone, health units, girls’ schools, paved roads, ration depot, and pony tracks.
Salient features of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)
Total Area of PoK: 85,793 sq. kilometer
Administrative Divisions:
Two, namely Mirpur-Muzaffarabad (referred to as Azad Jammu & Kashmir or AJK by Pakistan) and Federally Administered Gilgit-Baltistan (FAGB).
Area of Gilgit-Baltistan in the current shape: 74,600 sq. km
Area of Gilgit-Baltistan occupied by China before 1963: 19,313 sq. km
Area of Gilgit-Baltistan ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963: 5,800 sq. km
Area of occupied Chitral: 14,850 sq. kilometer
Area of occupied Shinaki-Kohistan: 5,398 sq. kilometer
Gilgit-Baltistan was previously referred to by Pakistan as the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA). It is the northernmost political entity within the Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) and is under direct control of federal government of Pakistan. The region borders Ladakh (and Tibet) to its east; Xinjiang to its north; Afghanistan and Tajikistan to its north-west; Chitral to its west; Dir, Swat, Kohistan and Kaghan districts of NWFP to its south while AJK and the Kashmir Valley lie to its south-east. The Dogras of Jammu & Kashmir amalgamated Baltistan with Ladakh and brought under the Jammu province, while Gilgit Agency, Gilgit Wazarat, Gilgit Tehsil, Chilas, Ghizer, Hunza-Nagar and Darel-Tangir were ruled as part of Kashmir province.
Salient Features of FAGB:
Area of FAGB: 74,600 sq. kilometer
Population: Approximately two million including almost 300,000 people as part of Diaspora living in different cities of Pakistan
Capital: Gilgit
Districts: seven
Baltistan Region is divided into Gangche and Skardo districts
Gilgit Region is divided into Astore, Diamer, Ghizer, Hunza-Nagar and Gilgit districts
Ethnic Groups: Shin, Balti, Burushu, Puriki, Ladakhi, Wakhi, Yashkun, Tibetan, Mongol, Tatar, Mon, Khowar, Dom, Gujjar and Kashmiri
Religious Groups: Shia (Twelvers), Nurbakhshi (Twelvers), Shia-Ismaili, Sunni, and Ahlehadith
Languages: Shina, Balti, Wakhi, Khowar, Gujjari, Burushaski, Puriki, Kashmiri
Literacy rate: 15% male; 3.5% female (World Bank estimates of 1997)
Per Capita Income: Per capita per annum income of Gilgit-Baltistan is around one-fourth of Pakistan’s average (US$264 compared to Pakistan’s US$ 1,071).
State of Infrastructure: More than two-thirds of the villages lack potable water, electricity, telephone, health units, girls’ schools, paved roads, ration depot, and pony tracks.
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