POK AND NORTHERN AREAS STATISTICAL 
FACTS Development Matrix 

KEY ISSUES                                    JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        POK 
 
Literacy rate                             64.4%                                         44% 
Metalled roads                           20,000Km                                    3000 Km 
Hospitals                                  50                                              15 
Primary health clinics                  300                                             30 
Fertile land under cultivation        50%                                            13%

• Per capita income Pakistan Occupied Kashmir                 Rs 1802
• Per capita income in Pakistan                                      Rs 4500  

Note  :- Indicative of neglect of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
 
RATIO OF PUNJABI MUSLIM TO KASHMIRI MUSLIM IS 5:1
 
In 1947, POK and Northern Area had 25% of the entire population of Jammu and Kashmir .  Today it has increased to 33%, but most of them are Punjabi Muslims.  Consequently, for every FIVE Punjabi Muslims there is only ONE Kashmiri in POK 
 
On 29 July 2001 , Major General Mohhamed Anwar of the Pakistan Army was granted premature retirement, but within 24 hours he was elected as President of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on the ticket of the Muslim Conference.  

FACTS OF NORTHERN AREAS

Every resident of the Northern Areas has to report to the police station once a month.

• Literacy rate : 14% for males  and 3.5% for females, against 64.4% for Jammu and Kashmir.
• Only 12 High Schools and two Regional Colleges .
• Locals who join the Govt services are paid 25 percent less than the normal wages.
• One doctor for 6000 people.
• Piped water supply is virtually non existent.
• Two thirds of the population is without electricity.