01028pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001400040245006600054260000900120300001400129362001000143520062800153650003900781650002800820773003400848180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPuri, Luv  aPakistan administered Kashmir: complex socio-political set-up  c2006  ap.780-84.  a4 Mar  aNew socio-political emerging at the micro level in Pakistan administered Kashmir are changing the status quo, with the ruling political elite now facing the stiffest challenges. Rajput-soodhan caste groups, which have wielded considerable influence in the political set-up of PAK, are facing challenges from the gujjar-jat caste living in the south. The desire to open up the line of control is also intense in PAK and shows that the wounds of history have started healing. The leadership of both India and Pakistan need to further cement the bonds of language and culture between the two parts of the  state. - Reproduced.  aPakistan - Politics and government  aPolitics and government  aEconomic and Political Weekly