Dianavan, the people of Kashmir rejected rule by Pakistan at the time of the division of India. Mostly Sunni and Shia Moslems, they got along fairly well, although there has been for some time a tendency to get rid of Sikhs and others, and militants of both groups have become more active of late. The massacre of some 35 Sikhs recently was little reported. Whether the two groups of Muslims can manage their differences better than they have in Iraq is a subject of worry.

Pakistan has occupied the northwestern part, illegally according to India, but at the moment the guns are mostly silent. It was the "Pakistani" portion that suffered the worst in the earthquake.
The press of both parts are strongly controlled by the respective governments; the reports of the damage and requests for help came early, buy Pakistan has largely taken control of relief efforts in their portion of the territory, and outside help is monitored and controlled by them.