As Mark Jenkins said:
“Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.”
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 (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.
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
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".
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.
8.Pakistan has reinforced it's claim on Junagadh and Manavadar.
Thanks to Fidato (@tequieremos): https://twitter.com/
So in toto, it appears that the media hoopla on Pakistan marking IOK as part of Pakistan's sovereign borders were largely unfounded. Its efficacy will be judged with the passage of time, but this step is massive and unprecedented.
"The ISPR did an outstanding work for Pakistan by ensuring detailed alienation of Kashmiris against Indian armed forces and Indian nation,” adding, “If anyone has ever taught us [India] about the information operation it was the ISPR... it has done a splendid job.” said Ata Hassnain, a retired Indian Lt. General who also served as the commanding officer in disputed state of J&K.
Recently social media was flooded with memes and criticism about how Pak Army is acting against the naked aggression of India in the occupied valley. An electrical engineer cannot design a steel structure, similarly ISPR is meant to propagate a narrative not to undertake any military action. There are other dedicated corps working on different military fronts. Their tactics may differ from your understanding but their maneuvers shouldn't be publicly discussed. Importantly, most of the mockers were screaming "peace, peace" just half a year ago. In the absence of a strong national media ( like TRT of Turkey, CCTV of China, Aljazeera of Qatar, BBC of Great Britain), it is also upon the Military to buttress national narrative by using modern means of narrative building and information sharing. So far ISPR has done marvelously as evident from the testimony of an opponent.
This, along with many other fields are also an added responsibility of Pak Military. The government of Pakistan should come forward to build or revamp our national media to put forward a strong national case.
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