POK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir)The total area of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is 222,236 sq kilometers but about 78,114 sq. kilometers has been occupied by Pakistan. The total area also includes 42,685 sq kms which has been occupied by China. It should also be mentioned that out of the total area occupied by Pakistan, 5130 sq kms has been handed over to China. The areas occupied by Pakistan comprise of the so-called "Azad Kashmir" (referred to as POK for Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) and the Northern Areas of Gilgit, Baltistan and Hunza, etc. Pakistan does not trust the administration of POK to handle the Northern Areas which Islamabad considers strategically vital. The Northern Areas which have been incorporated into Pakistan are five times the size of the area designated as ‘Azad Kashmir’.