In the mid-1950s various economic and social development processes were
launched in Azad Kashmir. In the 1960s, with the construction of the Mangla Dam
in Mirpur District, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government began to receive
royalties from the Pakistani government for the electricity that the dam
provided to Pakistan. During the mid-2000s, a multi-billion dollar
reconstruction began in the aftermath of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
Agriculture is a major part of Azad Kashmir's economy. Low-lying areas that
have high populations grow crops like barley, mangoes, millet, corn (maize),
and wheat, and also raise
