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A poll by an Indian newspaper shows 48% of Pakistanis want Islamabad "to take full control" of Kashmir, while 47% of Pakistanis support Kashmiri independence. [ 395 ] Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf on 16 October 2014 said that Pakistan needs to incite those fighting in Kashmir, [ 419 ] [ 420 ] "We have source (in Kashmir ...
Political map of the Kashmir region districts, showing the Pir Panjal range and the Kashmir Valley or Vale of Kashmir. Kashmir [36] Proposed: independence or autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir from India or unification with Pakistan. Ethnic group: Kashmiri Muslims; Political organizations: All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul ...
The Republic of Spanish Haiti gained independence from Spain in 1821, was occupied by Haiti, then gained independence as the First Dominican Republic; reoccupied by Spain 1861-1865, the Second Dominican Republic gained independence but was occupied by the United States 1916-1924. The Third Dominican Republic followed the U.S. occupation. 28
Militants in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi’s rule since 1989, while India insists the Kashmir militancy is Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, a charge ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will hold provincial elections in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir from Sept. 18, the Election Commission said on Friday, the first regional polls there in a ...
A map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the areas under Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese administration. On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked the special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution to Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which consists of the larger part of Kashmir which has been the subject of dispute ...
Pakistan's and India's dispute over the territory of Kashmir stems from events leading up to independence from the British. Additionally, as of 2020, Pakistani maps lay claim to the territory of the former Princely State of Junagadh which acceded to Pakistan but was integrated into India following the Annexation of Junagadh .
United Nations blue beret with UN badge worn by UN Military Observer Richard Cooper in India and Kashmir, c. 1973–1974. The United Nations has played an advisory role in maintaining peace and order in the Kashmir region soon after the independence and partition of British India into the dominions of Pakistan and India in 1947, when a dispute erupted between the two new States on the question ...