Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- The much hyped Article 370 of the Indian Constitution provided temporary provision for the state of Jammu and Kashmir [J&K], granting it special autonomy. What essentially Article 370 assured was to limit the applicability of laws enacted by the Indian parliament on the J&K and further restricted the applicability of the provisions of the constitution of India on J&K, subject to the conditions of [1] [d] of the aforesaid Article; and ultimately, it bestows upon the president the power to make the Article inoperative by issuance of notification, with the 'recommendation' of the constituent assembly of J&K as under article 370[3]. Article 370 [1] [d] and 370[3] of the constitution of India, which are the bedrock of the ...