Pakistanis also argued that because Hari Singh fled from the valley of Kashmir , he was not in control of his state and therefore not in a position to take a decision on behalf of his people.
If, as the result of a regional plebiscite, which offered the option of independence, the majority of the inhabitants of the Kashmir Valley chose independence and the majority of the inhabitants of Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir, (excluding the Northern Areas) also chose independence, a smaller, independent Kashmir could be created by administratively joining these two areas together.
Although Pakistan has demanded a change in the status of the Kashmir Valley, it depends on water from the Mangla Reservoir in Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir and would be unlikely to permit loss of control of the region.
India is still committed to retaining the Kashmir Valley as part of the Indian Union and has refused to consider holding a plebiscite in any part of the state.
Only the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley and adjacent parts of Jammu seem hellbent on secession.
First is the near certainty of raids by Indian commando teams into Azad Kashmir, with the risk of a major Indian incursion if the situation in the Kashmir valley deteriorates unacceptably.
In protest against Mr. Guru's execution, pro-Pakistan separatist groups have called for a three-day shut down in the Kashmir Valley, the Press Trust of India reported.
Again according to the Wall Street Journal, Taliban fighters are flooding the Swat Valley with thousands of veteran fighters from Afghanistan and Kashmir and setting up training camps throughout the areas.
There was a bleak inevitability in the demise of this quixotic gesture from Hizbul, a faction that consists mostly of locals and had become acutely aware of the thirst for peace in the Kashmir Valley.
Security has been beefed up in the Kashmir valley to avert any possible backlash following the execution of Mr. Guru, the home secretary said.
The movement for independence of the entire state is mainly supported by Kashmiris who inhabit the more populous Kashmir Valley and who would like both India and Pakistan to vacate the areas they are occupying.
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