BHARAT NANDA Historical Perspective. Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit Baltistan historically belonged to the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Soon after the partition of India in 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession, thereby acceding to the Indian Union. While the whole of the erstwhile J&K
Pakistan continues to breed terrorist groups which claim innocent lives in Kashmir, and pretext that Kashmiris desire to be a part of Pakistan. But Pakistan’s repeated attempts proved futile as the people of the region understood Pakistan’s dirty games. BY R C GANJOO Pakistan’s evil designs on Kashmir now have been exposed by the people
Accession Day, October 26, 1947, is celebrated with fervor and graciousness in Jammu and Kashmir, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession at Amar Palace in Jammu, India. The agreement made the former independent princely .