Pakistan observes the Kashmir Accession Day as Black Day on October 27 of each year since 1947 as a day of protest against the accession of Jammu and Kashmir State to India and its military presence in the Indian-controlled parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir (/ ˈ k æ ʃ m ɪər / KASH-meer or / k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər / kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.The term has since come to encompass a larger area that includes the India-administered territories of …

Feb 3, 2025 · Kashmir is a region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. Claimed by both India and Pakistan, the region has remained a source of tension since the partition of 1947 and was the focus of three wars between them.

Following its failure to seize Kashmir in 1947, Pakistan supported numerous 'covert cells' in Kashmir using operatives based in its New Delhi embassy. After its military pact with the United States in the 1950s, it intensively studied guerrilla warfare through engagement with …

Aug 8, 2019 · Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have fought two wars and a limited conflict over Kashmir. But why do they dispute the territory - and how did it start? How old is this fight?

Dec 19, 2023 · The population of historic Kashmir is divided into about 10 million people in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir and 4.5 million in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

Azad Kashmir, area of the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region. It comprises foothills of the Himalayas and includes the Pir Panjal Range. It has a government of its own overseen by Pakistan’s Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and headquartered in Muzaffarabad.

Aug 7, 2019 · Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region, has been claimed by both Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947. The region is now separated by the...

Apr 27, 2021 · The region of Kashmir has been in dispute between India and Pakistan since they gained independence from the British in 1947. The northern and western parts of Kashmir that are currently administered by Pakistan are referred to as Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Nov 8, 2013 · Kashmir is an 86,000-square mile region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir since both countries gained their independence in...