Azad Kashmir
Proper noun
Meaning
Azad Kashmir
Short form of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Examples
According to details, 3,391 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic in Punjab, 2217 in Sindh, 1077 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 335 in Balochistan, 250 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 163 in Islamabad and 48 in Azad Kashmir.
Azad Kashmir also has a rate of poverty lower than Punjab, but is not a province.
Brad Adams the Asia director at the U.S. based NGO Human Rights Watch has said in 2006 Although ‘azad’ means ‘free,’ the residents of Azad Kashmir are anything but, The Pakistani authorities govern Azad Kashmir with strict controls on basic freedoms.
According to the unanimously agreed declaration, National Kashmir Conference assured the people of Kashmir that the people of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir will continue their moral, diplomatic and political support in their just struggle for freedom.
Culture The culture of Azad Kashmir has many similarities to that of northern Punjabi ( Potohar ) culture in Punjab province.
Education The literacy rate in Azad Kashmir was 62% in 2004, higher than in any region in Pakistan.