Gilgit-Baltistan polls are not will of people but of Islamabad
India TV NewsWhen Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on November 1 that Gilgit-Baltistan would formally be absorbed as Pakistans fifth province, he put global spotlight on a region which his country had taken through bloodshed from the Maharaja of Kashmir in 1947. On Sunday, the region will witness elections for which Pakistan's national political parties -- the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and the opposition Pakistan Peoples' Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz -- are canvassing furiously. What is also common knowledge is that political parties cannot win the elections not just in GB but also in Pakistan unless these have the blessings of the powerful military, also called "the establishment." Regarding the decision to make Gilgit-Baltistan the fifth province of Pakistan, the Canada-based activist said that the decision was not a political decision but an Army decision. The complete abdication of authority by the Imran Khan government, coupled with total Army control over the country's governance, has led to distress among the political parties.
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