A summary of the key takeaways after Pakistan released it's new political map.

1. In a response to India's inclusion of AJK and GB in the Official Map of the Republic of India after August 5, 2019, Pakistan has now made it clear that the entire area..

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(shaded in "green") is "disputed territory with the final status to be determined in line with relevant UNSC Resolution". The map also marks IOK as "INDIAN ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED JAMMU & KASHMIR"

2. After the merger of FATA, it's shown as a part of KPK for the first time.

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3. To reflect the border dispute between India and China, Pak has marked the region as "Frontier Undefined" leaving up to the States claiming sovereignty to settle the dispute, after a UN sponsored plebiscite to ascertain the Kashmiris' right to self-determination is held.

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4. As per the new map, the Line of Control is to be construed as a "military demarcation". There's no mention of the 1972 Simla Agreement which embodies a key policy change.

5. International border has been clearly marked at the frontier of the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh.
6. The red dotted line of control (military demarcation) has been extended from NJ9842 to the Chinese Border to reflect Pakistan's undisputed claim on the Indian illegal occupation of "Siachen Glacier"

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7. The long-standing "Sir Creek Dispute" has been settled on the new official map to reflect Pakistan's claims that the maritime boundary between Sindh and Kutch (Gujarat) lies to the east of the bank / estuary.

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8. Pakistan has reinforced it's claim on Junagadh and Manavadar.

So in toto, it appears that the media hoopla on Pakistan marking IOK as part of Pakistan's sovereign borders were largely unfounded.

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Pakistan is distancing itself from the Simla Agreement which India has used time and again to rebuke any efforts to "internationalize" the Kashmir (or any other) dispute.

I explained in this thread how India has de facto destroyed the Simla agreement. https://twitter.com/tequieremos/status/1230590421199396864?s=19
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