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Dhirkot | |
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  Dhirkot | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′21″N73°34′37″E / 34.03917°N 73.57694°E Coordinates: 34°02′21″N73°34′37″E / 34.03917°N 73.57694°E | |
| District | Bagh District |
| State | Azad Kashmir |
| Elevation | 1,676 m (5,499 ft) |
| Population (2017) [1] | |
| • Total | 36,270 |
Dhirkot is a town in Bagh District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
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 entity and constituting the western portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. The territory shares a border to the north with Gilgit-Baltistan, together with which it is referred to by the United Nations and other international organizations as "Pakistani-administered Kashmir". Azad Kashmir also shares borders with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the south and west, respectively. On its eastern side, Azad Kashmir is separated from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the Line of Control (LoC), which serves as the de facto border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir. Geographically, the administrative territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir covers a total area of 13,297 km2 (5,134 sq mi) and has a total population of 4,045,366 as per the 2017 national census.
Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress who was the 7th chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008 and was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare. He served as the Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha until 2021 February. He has served as the Parliamentary Affairs Minister of India in the government of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh until 27 October 2005, when he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He also led the party successfully in the 2002 Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir.
Muzaffarabad is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan.
Mirpur, officially known as New Mirpur City, is the capital of Mirpur district located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the 2nd largest city of Azad Kashmir and 74th largest city in Pakistan.
The Kotli District is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. It is bounded on the north by the Sudhanoti District and the Poonch District, on the north-east by the Poonch District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the south by the Mirpur District and the Bhimber District, and on the west by the Rawalpindi District on Pakistan's Punjab Province. It is the biggest district of Azad Kashmir by population and the second biggest by land area, after the Neelum District. The district headquarters is the city of Kotli. Other prominent towns are Khuiratta, Nakyal, Sehnsa, and Tatta Pani.
Rawalakot is the capital of Poonch district in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range.
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan was the key instigator of the 1947 Poonch Rebellion and the establishment of Azad Kashmir. He served as the first President of Azad Kashmir. His dismissal led to the 1955 Poonch Uprising against Pakistan.
The Azad Kashmir Regiment, also known as AK Regt, is one of the six Infantry Regiments of the Pakistan Army. As per the order of seniority, it is the Fourth regiment, but first to be raised after the Independence of country from the British Colonial rule of India. Its Regimental Centre is located at Mansar camp in Attock District on the border of Punjab and KPK province. The Regiment has participated in all major and minor operations and wars fought by the army and displayed high standards of valour. Notable commanders of the regiment include including Lieutenant-General Haroon Aslam, ex commander of Pakistan Special Services Group who led the SSG operation in Swat in 2009 and Lieutenant General Hidayat ur Rehman, who commanded successful operations in FATA from 2014 to 2016.
The Pakistan-administered state of Azad Kashmir was officially established on 24 October 1947. The president is the constitutional head while the prime minister is the chief executive of the state. The president is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan for term of 5 years under the provisions of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Act, 1974.
Shameema Dev Azad is an Indian singer from Jammu and Kashmir. She is the wife of Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir is the chief executive of Azad Kashmir, The title of Prime Minister symbolizes the nominal independence of Azad Kashmir. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers, who are members of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the PM too is elected by the AJK Legislative Assembly which is directly elected by the people.
The Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, also known as AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistan administered state of Azad Kashmir.
Sardar Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan was a Kashmiri politician who also served as the President and the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He also remained President of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference for over 20 years. He belonged to Dhund-Abbassi Tribe.
Azad Kashmir Day is celebrated in Azad Kashmir on 24 October each year. It commemorates the date of establishment of the state in 1947.
The Government of Azad Kashmir is the state government which administers the Pakistani-controlled territory of Azad Kashmir. The Azad Kashmir government consists of a president as head of state and a prime minister as chief executive, with the support of a council of ministers. The state assembly is the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
"Vatan Hamārā Āzād Kašmīr" is the national anthem adopted by Azad Kashmir, a region in the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent currently administered by Pakistan. It is based on a poem of the same name written in the mid-1960s by Hafīz Jālandhari. It was inspired during the Indo-Pakistani conflict, 1965.
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
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