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| Specifically, the term "LOC" refers to the military control line between ] and ], in the province of ]. Originally known as the "Ceasefire Line", it was redesignated the "Line of Control" after the ], which was formalized in ]. The Indians refer to their portion of the territory as ''Jammu and Kashmir'', while the Pakistanis refer to the Indian portion as ''Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK)''. | Specifically, the term "LOC" refers to the military control line between ] and ], in the province of ]. Originally known as the "Ceasefire Line", it was redesignated the "Line of Control" after the ], which was formalized in ]. The Indians refer to their portion of the territory as ''Jammu and Kashmir'', while the Pakistanis refer to the Indian portion as ''Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK)''. | ||
| The Pakistanis refer to their portion of the territory as ''Azad (Free)Jammu and Kashmir''; in turn, the Indians refer to ''Pakistani Occupied |
The Pakistanis refer to their portion of the territory as ''Azad (Free)Jammu and Kashmir''; in turn, the Indians refer to ''Pakistani Occupied Kashmir (POK).'' | ||
| The cease-fire line between India and ] in the ] — where it is known as the '''"]" (LAC)'''. There have been proposals in the Indian press to regularize the LOC as the international boundary between India and Pakistan; this, however, is against official Indian government policy. Pakistan also desires sovereignty over the entire area. | The cease-fire line between India and ] in the ] — where it is known as the '''"]" (LAC)'''. There have been proposals in the Indian press to regularize the LOC as the international boundary between India and Pakistan; this, however, is against official Indian government policy. Pakistan also desires sovereignty over the entire area. | ||
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The Line of Control (LOC) is a line which demarcates the boundary between the territories controlled by two militaries or political entities.
Specifically, the term "LOC" refers to the military control line between India and Pakistan, in the province of Kashmir. Originally known as the "Ceasefire Line", it was redesignated the "Line of Control" after the Simla Agreement, which was formalized in December 1972. The Indians refer to their portion of the territory as Jammu and Kashmir, while the Pakistanis refer to the Indian portion as Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). The Pakistanis refer to their portion of the territory as Azad (Free)Jammu and Kashmir; in turn, the Indians refer to Pakistani Occupied Kashmir (POK).
The cease-fire line between India and China in the Aksai Chin — where it is known as the "Line of Actual Control" (LAC). There have been proposals in the Indian press to regularize the LOC as the international boundary between India and Pakistan; this, however, is against official Indian government policy. Pakistan also desires sovereignty over the entire area.
The LoC has seen various Indo-Pakistani Wars, the latest one being in 1999 when both India and Pakistan fought in the Kargil War. There have been frequent artillery duels between India and Pakistan along the LOC.
Portions of the LOC have been fenced.
History
India received its independence in 1947, following which there was a partition creating the state of Pakistan and much later, Bangladesh (1971). During this time, the kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir was autonomous and was ruled over by Maharaja Hari Singh, grandson of Raja Gulab Singh, the Hindu chief who acquired the Kashmir Valley in 1846, and ruled over an over-whelmingly Muslim population.
During the partition of India it was decided that all Muslim majority areas will go to Pakistan and the Hindu majority will go to India; that is why Hyderabad, a Hindu majority state with a Muslim king was forcibly annexed by India. India forced Maharaja Hari Singh to sign the Instrument of Accession with the Indian Union. This forced Pakistan to attack Kashmir (just like India attacked Hyderabad). The Indian troops attacked the Pakistani troops and the land has seen several conflicts since then.
The land has been designated as a disputed territory, with India and Pakistan both claiming the land in its entirety.
See also
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