How Pakistan took half Kashmir from India

The question of how Pakistan took half of Kashmir from India is a complex and controversial issue. The region of Kashmir has been a disputed territory between India and Pakistan since the partition of British India in 1947. 

At the time, the British abandoned their suzerainty over the princely states, which were left with the options of joining India or Pakistan or remaining independent. Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, chose to remain independent. However, after an invasion by Pakistani tribesmen in October 1947, he acceded to India in exchange for military assistance.

Pakistan disputes this accession and claims that it was forced upon the Maharaja by Indian forces. Pakistan also claims that it has a right to control Kashmir because it has a Muslim majority population. 

In any case, after the accession, India took control of two-thirds of Kashmir while Pakistan took control of one-third.

The situation remains unresolved to this day, with both countries claiming sovereignty over all of Kashmir. The Line of Control (LoC) divides Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan. There have been numerous conflicts between India and Pakistan over Kashmir since 1947, including wars in 1947-48, 1965, 1971, and 1999.