Pakistan Occupied Kashmir : Changing the Discourse

About the Report

As part of the ongoing IDSA research project on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), a Round Table was organised at IDSA on August 19, 2010.The project report is based on the proceedings of this Round Table and, it also has significant inputs from the POK News Digest, IDSA’s monthly newsletter on developments in PoK. The report brings out key facts relating to the history of PoK and analyses the prevailing political situation in the region. The report aims to disseminate information on PoK, inform public opinion and create awareness on a crucial issue which has been largely ignored.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Brief Background
Why PoK is Important?
PoK since 1947
	The Situation in ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’
		Framework for Administration
		Nominal Independence
		Economic Exploitation
	Situation in Gilgit-Baltistan
		Self Governance Order 2009: Empowerment or Eyewash?
		Demographic Change in Gilgit-Baltistan
		Sectarian Violence
	Economic Exploitation
Increasing International Attention
	Human Rights Violations in PoK
	The Reports by HRW, HRCP and ICG
	Emma Nicholson’s Report: Significant Observations
Militant Training Camps and Jihadi Influence
Growing Chinese Presence
Cross-LoC Transport & Trade
PoK and India: A Case of Neglect
Recommendations
Appendices
	I. Readings
	II. Chronology of Significant Developments in PoK during 2009-2010
	III. Fact Sheet on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
	IV. The Constitution of India Part XXI
	V. Map

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