Azad Jammu and Kashmir (, Azaad Jammu o- Kashmir, literally Free Jammu and Kashmir ; AJK) or Azad Kashmir (literally Free Kashmir) for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. It borders the present-day Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir to the east (separated from it by the Line of Control), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Gilgit–Baltistan to the north, and the Punjab province to the south. With its capital at Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir covers an area of and has an estimated population of about four million. Brad Adams the Asia director at Human Rights Watch has said in 2006

Although ‘azad’ means ‘free,’ the residents of Azad Kashmir are anything but, The Pakistani authorities govern Azad Kashmir with strict controls on basic freedoms.

Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan together constitute the disputed region, referred to as Pakistan-administered Kashmir by the United Nations and other international organisations, and as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in India in contrast to the name Indian-occupied Kashmir which is given to the Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan. The territories have been under control of the two countries since the first Kashmir war after which Azad Kashmir was successfully captured from the princely state by the rebelling militias with the help of Pakistan army.

Das teilautonome pakistanische Gebiet Asad Kaschmir (Azad Kashmir = Freies Kaschmir) ist Teil der zwischen der Volksrepublik China, Indien und Pakistan umstrittenen Region Kaschmir.

L'Azad Cachemire est une région d'Asie du sud de 78 000 km² et 3 millions d'habitants. Elle constitue une partie de l'ancien État princier du Cachemire, aujourd'hui contrôlée par le gouvernement fédéral d'Islamabad sous forme d'un État nominalement indépendant (dont le nom officiel est le même que le territoire indien, à savoir Jammu-et-Cachemire), à l'instar de la République turque de Chypre du Nord, et sa capitale est Muzaffarabad. Son président est, depuis le 25 août 2006, Raja Zulqarnain Khan. La langue locale ancestrale est le kashmiri (« koeeshur » en kashmiri).

Azad Kashmir (urdu; Fria Kashmir) är den pakistanska benämningen för den del av Jammu och Kashmir, vilken sedan Brittiska Indiens upphörande 1947-1950 kontrolleras av Pakistan. Övriga delar av Jammu och Kashmir kontrolleras av Indien.

Azad Kaszmir (urdu اسلامی جمھوریۃ آزاد کشمیر) - jednostka podziału administracyjnego Pakistanu, obejmująca część Kaszmiru zajętą przez ten kraj. Obejmuje powierzchnię 13,297 km², populacja wynosi ponad 4 miliony. Stolicą terytorium jest Muzaffarabad.