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Azad Kashmir

Administration
Full nameAzad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
Native name 
azaad jammu o- kashmir
Native name langur
CountryPakistan
Established1948
Government
CapitalMuzaffarabad
TypeSelf-governing state under Pakistani control
BodyLegislative Assembly
PresidentRaja Zulqarnain Khan
Prime MinisterRaja Farooq Haider Khan
Geography
Total Area5132.6 sq mi (13297 km2)
Demography
Total Population4567982 (2008; est.)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePKT (UTC+5)
ISO 3166 codePK-JK
Main Language(s) 
Assembly seats49
Districts10
Towns19
Union Councils182

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir ( azaad jammu o- kashmir ; AJK) or Azad Kashmir for short (literally, "Free Kashmir"), is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It borders the present-day Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir to the east (separated from it by the Line of Control), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Gilgit-Baltistan to the north, and the Punjab Province of Pakistan to the south. With its capital at Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir covers an area of 13297 km2 (5134 sqmi) and has an estimated population of about four million. Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan both constitute an area known as Pakistan-administered Kashmir which is referred to in India as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Azad Kashmir Video

This is Video 1 of 3 of Saif Ul Malook by Mian Muhammed Baksh read by Shaukat Ali. Complete the set of 3 videos by watching 'Shaukat Ali - Saif Ul Malook Part 2 (Video 2 of 3)' and 'Shaukat Ali - Saif Ul Malook Part 2 (Video 3 of 3)' after this to complete Part 2 of Saif Ul Malook by Shaukat Ali. It had to be divided into 3 videos due to YouTube limitations. Mian Muhammed Baksh, was born in a village called khanqa Peera Shah Gazi Khari Sharif, situated in the Mirpur District (now in Azad Kashmir) and was a Sufi Saint and also a Punjabi poet of great repute. He is especially renowned as the writer of a book of poetry called Saif Ul Malook. His works include: Siharfi, Sohni Mahival, Tuhfah-e Miran, Tuhfah-e Rasuliyah, Shirin Farhad, Mirza Sahiban, Sakhi Khavass Khan, Shah Mansur, Gulzar-e Faqir, Hidayatul Muslimin, Panj Ganj, Masnavi-e Nirang-e Ishq. He also wrote a commentary on the Arabic Qasidat-ul-Burda of Al-Busiri and his most famous work, entitled Safar-Ul Ishq (The Journey of Ardent Love) and better known as Saif Ul Malook is presented here, read by the legendary Shaukat Ali.
10.18 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Saif ul Malook is book written in Punjabi by Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Qadri, an arif billah of the 19th century, from Mirpur Azad Kashmir, extremely popular in the whole of Panjab. It is a spiritual masterpiece of Sufism. Here is a sample of some of his most famous verses with my transliteration and translation: Awwal hamd sanaa Ilaahi Jo maalik har har daa Uss da naam chataaran waala Har maidaan na har daa First, all praise is for Allah Who is the Lord of all He who recites his Name Never will lose in any field!
8.63 min. | 4.85 user rating		 Saif ul Malook is book written in Punjabi by Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Qadri, an arif billah of the 19th century, from Mirpur Azad Kashmir, extremely popular in the whole of Panjab. It is a spiritual masterpiece of Sufism. Here is a sample of some of his most famous verses with my transliteration and translation: Awwal hamd sanaa Ilaahi Jo maalik har har daa Uss da naam chataaran waala Har maidaan na har daa First, all praise is for Allah Who is the Lord of all He who recites his Name Never will lose in any field!
8.33 min. | 4.82 user rating		 transport in azad kashmir
2.35 min. | 4.33 user rating		 mirpur azad kashmir to chakswari with google earth.Mangla Dam
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Mirpur Azad Kashmir, my home town. Beautiful city and beautiful people.
2.73 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Pictures of Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir. www.ajklive.com
3.83 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Rawalakot, the district headquarter, is situated in the heart of Azad KAshmir. The altitude of this beautiful saucer-shaped valley is 1615 meters. Situated at a distance of 76 kilometers from Kohalla, it is also linked with Rawalpindi/Islamabad via Azad Pattan and Dhalkot and with Muzaffarabad via Kohalla by black top roads. The construction of Guoien Nullah road between Rawalakot and Azad pattan has considerably reduced the distance and journey time. During summer the place becomes full of green grass and beautiful flowers including many varieties of roses. The town has few good bazaars where all essential commodities of life are easily available. In Rawalakot, besides Dahra rest house , some good hotels and private guest houses provide comfortable accommodation.
7.42 min. | 4.40 user rating		 Mian Muhammad Bakhsh میاں محمد بخش was born in 1830 in Chak Thakra in the Khari area in the current Mirpur District in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, northeast of District Jhelum in Punjab. His ancestors were Paswal Gujjars of Jammu in the State of Jammu and Kashmir who had immigrated to the Jhelum and Gujrat districts of Northern Punjab bordering Kashmir. Mian Muhammad Bakhsh's father was Mian Shamsuddin, whose forefathers had moved to the Khari area in Mirpur from Chak Bahram in the Gujrat District. Four generations of Mian Muhammad's family had been associated with the tomb of Pir-e Shah Ghazi in Khari Sharif, a well respected Sufi saint of the area. His great grandfather (Mian Din Muhammad) was the khalifah or successor of the saint, and his grandfather and father were the sajjadah nasheens. Mian Muhammad Bakhsh and his older brother Mian Bahawal Bakhsh studied Hadith from the madressah of Hafiz Muhammad Ali at Samwal Sharif. He was well educated in Farsi and Arabi. From an early age, he showed keen interest in poetry. He was especially fond of Yousuf Zuleikha of Abdur Rehman Jami. Following the completion of his education, he became a disciple of Pir Ghulam Muhammad. At his instructions, he traveled to Srinagar and was accepted into the circle of Sheikh Ahmad Wali. Before Mian Shamsuddin died in 1845-56, he asked Mian Muhammad to be the next sajjadah nasheen, but he proposed that his brother Mian Bahawal Bakhsh (a few years older to him) should be given that <b>...</b>
8.28 min. | 4.92 user rating		 shrine of mian muhammad bash and pir shah khazi in khari sharif
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Azad Kashmir Day :
Division District Area (km2) Population (1998) Headquarters
Mirpur Bhimber 1,516 301,633 Bhimber
  Kotli 1,862 563,094 Kotli
  Mirpur 1,010 333,482 Mirpur
Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad 2,496 638,973 Muzaffarabad
  Hattian ? ? Hattian Bala
  Neelum 3,621 106,778 Athmuqam
Poonch Poonch 855 411,035 Rawalakot
  Haveli 600 (est.) 150,000 (est.) Forward Kahuta
  Bagh 768 243,415 Bagh
  Sudhnati 569 334,091 Pallandari
AJK Total 10 districts 13,297 2,972,501 Muzaffarabad



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