Talk:Ishkoman Valley

Ishkoman is located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and does not even border India, thus it is wrong to classify it under the Indian Location category. Kindly erase the link to that category.

Northern Areas
Changed stub to Pakistan - as it has never been part of the Republic of India. It is incorrect to classify it as Indian (unless you also consider Lahore as Indian), some in India still consider this to be their territory, just as some in Pakistan may consider Srinagar or Jammu theirs. But really after 60 years of Independence, it's time this argument stopped. )-:

Clive and Cornwallis must be laughing in their graves.

Northern Areas
Lol. Since when has Pakistan started claiming Northern Areas as part of Pakistani territory. Ishkoman and Yasin are parts of the Northern areas which is part of Jammu and Kashmir currently administered by Pakistan. Since the legal status of the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir (yes, inclusive of Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas) is that of a part of India, naturally Ishkoman valley legally belongs to India. This point has been debated on Wiki before and accepted in principle that all Pakistan Administered Kashmir articles shoul have a line on the Indian claim. The Indian location link is legally correct. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. By classifying the Northern Areas as a part of Pajistan and not Pakistan Administered Kashmir is a disruption of facts.devil 04:44, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: Northern Areas
Please bear in mind that the purpose of Wikipedia is presents facts, not your personal view point of view, and yes it is an encyclopaedia so should not be subject anyone's personal opinions or interpretations. It is your *opinion* that Ishkoman is or should be part of India - an opinion I add that your entitled to hold. However the fact is that it has been governed by Pakistan since independence. Also yes the debate is on Kashmir, but the northern areas are not really Kashmiri. Also the culture (and language) of Lahore is more akin to that across the border in India.

Adding the Indian location tag implies that it is currently part of India, which it is not, you may think it should be part of India but that does not mean you should add the tag, because it has not been within its borders - it would be similar to some adding a Pakistan tag to Srinagar - due to personally held beliefs.

Pahari Sahib 11:44, 30 April 2007 (UTC)