Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a self-governing administrative division of Pakistan established on October 24,1947
The territory lies west of the Indian-administered state of Jammu ^ Kashmir and was previously part of the former princely state of J&K which ceased to exist as a result of the first Kashmir War fought between India and Pakistan in 1947.
Azad Kashmir is part of the greater Kashmir region, which is the subject of a long running conflict between India and Pakistan
The territory shares a border with Gilgit-Baltistan, together with which it is referred to by the United Nations(UN) and other international organisations as "Pakistan-administered Kashmir"
The territory also borders Pakistan's Punjab province to the south and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to the west.
To the east, Azad Kashmir is separated from the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir by the Line of Control(LOC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan.
Azad Kashmir has a total area of 13,297 square kilometres (5,134 sq mi), with an estimated population of around 4.6 million people.
The territory has a parliamentary form of government, with its capital located at Muzaffarbad
The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the constitutional head of the state, while the Prime Minister supported by a Council of Ministers, is the chief executive.
The Unicameral Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly(has 49 seats) elects both the prime minister and president.
The state has its own Supreme Court and a High Court, while the Govt of Pakistan's Ministry of Kashmir Affairs serves as a link between it and Azad Kashmir's government
Neither Azad Kashmir nor Gilgit-Baltistan elect members to Pakistan's National Assembly(Parliament)