Pakistan's public prosecutor has called Azad Kashmir a foreign territory. While hearing a case in Islamabad High Court, the public prosecutor claimed that Azad Kashmir is not ours. Let us know how Pakistan considers Azad Kashmir as different from its territory and how it is running a puppet government there. It calls Azad Kashmir an independent part of Kashmir.
Pakistan does not consider occupied Kashmir as its territory. Technically, Pakistan does not consider occupied Kashmir as its territory. It calls occupied Kashmir as an independent part of Kashmir. The constitution of Pakistan mentions four provinces of the country: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunwa. There is no mention of occupied Kashmir in it.
There is no representation of Azad Kashmir even in the Parliament of Pakistan, Majlis-e-Shura. The Government of Pakistan has all the power. Pakistan presents Azad Kashmir as an autonomous state in front of the world. But in reality, the Prime Minister and the administration of Azad Kashmir have no power.
The courts are also under the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In theory, the administration of Azad Kashmir is being run under the Azad Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974. But the administration of Azad Kashmir is dependent on the Pakistan government even for small matters. Even the courts are under the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Pakistan rules through the Kashmir Council. In reality, the administration of Azad Kashmir is run by the Government of Pakistan through the Kashmir Council.
Muzaffarabad was the capital of Jammu & Kashmir
14 members are nominated in the Kashmir Council. Its head is the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Six members are nominated by the Government of Pakistan and eight members are nominated by the Legislative Assembly and Government of Azad Kashmir. The administrative system of Azad Kashmir Azad Kashmir is divided into two parts. One is Azad Kashmir and the other is Gilgit-Baltistan. Muzaffarabad is the capital of Azad Kashmir.
Azad Kashmir has its own President
There are 10 districts in Azad Kashmir. Azad Kashmir has its own President. The President is the constitutional head. The Prime Minister has executive powers. The unicameral assembly elects both the Prime Minister and the President. The judicial system of Azad Kashmir is also different from Pakistan. There is a Supreme Court and a High Court here.
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