They would prefer to be either independent or part of Pakistan.
Their protests were to continue in other parts of Pakistan.
The sun was going down and nobody travelled at night in this part of northern Pakistan, not even the police.
Government officials said that some militants from other parts of Pakistan have gone to the tribal areas to join the fight.
The region became part of Pakistan upon its independence in 1947.
The region became part of Pakistan on independence in 1947.
Their decided preference was to leave the new nation and go to the part of Pakistan that still existed.
Leaving their families at home, many others work in different parts of Pakistan for their living.
Women in rural parts of Pakistan are typically responsible to fetch water for their family needs.
The state agreed to become part of Pakistan on 7 October 1947.