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What does 'annexed' mean then? Do you even realize that so long as the territory remains disputed and under the control of India and Pakistan, the two countries have to administer it and put in place mechanisms for governance as they see fit.No one said anything about G-B being "officially" annexed. But for all practical purposes it is considered as a part of Pakistan, with Azad Kashmir (actually P-0-K) a feeble attempt at showing how concerned Pakistan is for the plight of Kashmiris! (Spare us the drama!)
So keep clutching at straws - the only illegal annexation that has taken place is that by India in which India refuses to implement the UNSC resolutions and has made J&K a part of India under its constitution.
There is no 'drama' as you put it in Pakistan and Pakistanis raising awareness about the plight of Kashmiris - the hundreds of thousands of Indian troops deployed to quell the Kashmiri separatism and deny them the right to plebiscite under the UNSC resolutions is more than ample evidence that Pakistan's concerns over 'Kashmiri plight' are legitemate and valid.
If you feel India has done a better job of putting in place an administrative apparatus, good for you - then the Kashmiris should recognize how poor a job Pakistan has done and vote for India in a plebiscite, which India continues to deny them in violation of its commitment to the UNSC resolutions. But, none of that supports your or the author's argument that G-B has been 'annexed' by Pakistan.As to your argument about the want of a proper administrative apparatus in place, India has been doing a far better job at that, albeit, considering those Kashmiris as Indian citizens, granting them special privileges under the Indian constitution, and accepting openly that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India!
UNSC 'does not provide provisions to administer occupied territories' is a flawed argument. There are many other universally agreed upon treaties and accords (I am not very well versed with them, but they do come up with regards to the Palestinian territories - but I think it the 4th Geneva Convention which stipulates how occupied territories are to be administered) which provide guidelines as to how occupied territories should be governed. You cannot twist and take out of context various guidelines to suit your needs or apparent wrong doings and then accuse the other party of violating resolutions. Pakistan also stands guilty to moving people from other territories into its occupied part of Kashmir (now isn't that against some international agreement?)
What treaties and accords apply to J&K, in terms of the administrative structure that is to be put in place that Pakistan is violating by putting in place the administrative structure that it has? Just because various treaties and accords pertaining to other conflicts exist that does not mean Pakistan is obligated to also implement them in administering GB and AK.
You have failed to establish how the administrative measures put in place by Pakistan in either AK or GB amount to an 'annexation' or change the status of those territories to being a part of Pakistan, or how those measures are in violation of the UNSC resolutions or any accord the Pakistan is obligated to implement.
As to the settlement of outsiders in G-B under Zia, AFAIK it was wrong, limited and stopped after violence broke out and Zia died and has not impacted the demographic balance of the region. If you have independent statistics supporting your position that it is widespread and has changed the demographic balance then please share them.
Question: What does Pakistan's constitution say about Kashmir and any special provisions as per its status and administration?
" 257. Provision relating to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
When the people of the State of Jammu and Kashmir decide to accede to Pakistan, the relationship between Pakistan and the State shall be determined in accordance with the wishes of the people of that State."
[Chapter 4: General] of [Part XII: Miscellaneous]