current affairs MCQ #12487

Pakistan's Azad Jammu and Kashmir holds elections for its legislative assembly, but critics note the government lacks full sovereignty. A political science researcher examines AJK's constitutional position. Which best describes AJK's legal status under Pakistani law?

current affairs MCQ #12487

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Pakistan's Azad Jammu and Kashmir holds elections for its legislative assembly, but critics note the government lacks full sovereignty. A political science researcher examines AJK's constitutional position. Which best describes AJK's legal status under Pakistani law?

    • A) AJK is constitutionally integrated into Pakistan as its fifth province with full representation in the National Assembly
    • B) AJK is a UN-mandated autonomous zone administered by Pakistan pending a plebiscite, with its own constitution but under Pakistani foreign and defense policy
    • C) AJK is a self-governing territory with its own constitution, president, and prime minister, administered separately from Pakistan proper and held in trust pending the Kashmir settlement
    • D) AJK has been formally annexed by Pakistan following India's revocation of Article 370 as a reciprocal measure

    Answer: AJK is a self-governing territory with its own constitution, president, and prime minister, administered separately from Pakistan proper and held in trust pending the Kashmir settlement

    Explanation: Azad Jammu and Kashmir has its own Interim Constitution (1974), president, prime minister, and legislative assembly, operating separately from Pakistan's constitutional framework as a self-governing territory held in trust pending the Kashmir dispute's resolution. It is not a constitutionally integrated province with National Assembly representation, and Pakistan has not formally annexed it.