The Gilgit-Baltistan game plan
4 years, 2 months ago

The Gilgit-Baltistan game plan

The Hindu  

Reports indicate that the Pakistan government is on the verge of declaring Gilgit-Baltistan a province of Pakistan. The most authoritative declaration came last month from Pakistan’s Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan who stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan would soon make an announcement to this effect. Beijing possibly presumes that Pakistan will agree to a Chinese military presence in Gilgit-Baltistan because Islamabad would like to see India embroiled simultaneously in a two-front war — in Ladakh and Gilgit — with China. Delinking the region from the Kashmir dispute would make it easier for the international community to accept Chinese presence in Gilgit-Baltistan. It would also serve Pakistan’s purpose of getting back at India for abrogating Article 370 as well as complicating India’s strategic environment by the implicit threat of turning it into a Chinese staging ground.

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Anger, dissent growing in Gilgit Baltistan over continuous indifference of political leadership
1 year, 10 months ago

Anger, dissent growing in Gilgit Baltistan over continuous indifference of political leadership

Firstpost  

The erratic power supply has caused unemployment and despair among the people, resulting in waves of thefts and violence. The demands presented by the Gilgit-Baltistan Awami Action include power crisis, food shortage, land grabbing and various other issues that the people in the region have been facing for a long time. Long queues for wheat flour could be seen in …

Anti-Pak protests intensify in PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India
2 years ago

Anti-Pak protests intensify in PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India

India Today  

Amidst news of flour and food crisis across Pakistan, the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan is again making headlines as residents are furious over the discriminative policies of the Pakistan government that has exploited the region for several decades and are now demanding a reunion with India in Ladakh. Pak seeks financial aid On Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif …

Pakistan: Protests rock PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India
2 years ago

Pakistan: Protests rock PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India

Firstpost  

In a video that has gone viral on several social media platforms, a huge rally in Gilgit Baltistan can be seen demanding the reopening of the Kargil Road and reunion with their fellow Baltis in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India Muzzafarabad: Furious at the discriminative policies of the Pakistan government that had exploited the …

Former PoK CM slams Pakistan, demands greater rights for Gilgit Baltistan
2 years ago

Former PoK CM slams Pakistan, demands greater rights for Gilgit Baltistan

Firstpost  

Gilgit Baltistan has seen intense protests by local villagers in recent days after the Pakistan Army and various paramilitary forces tried to forcibly take over their land. Muzzafarabad: Slamming the Pakistan administration for its policies against Gilgit Baltistan, former PoK PM Raja Farooq Haider urged an end to the land grabbing by the security forces in the Himalayan region. The …

Protests Intensify Against Pak Army in PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan Over Land Grabbing, Heavy Taxes
2 years ago

Protests Intensify Against Pak Army in PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan Over Land Grabbing, Heavy Taxes

News 18  

Locals in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir have intensified protests over land grabbing by the Pakistan Army as well as for reduction in power prices and abolition of heavy taxes. The protesters have been in action for nine days but the situation turned tense after they blocked a road using electricity pylons and boulders, and stopped administration officials and their …

Opinion: Pakistan And China Are Moving To Take Over Gilgit-Baltistan
2 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Pakistan And China Are Moving To Take Over Gilgit-Baltistan

News 18  

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is expected to use the occasion of Pakistan Day, observed each year on March 23, to make a public announcement that the Pakistan-occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan has been incorporated into its federal system as Pakistan’s fifth provisional province. Eminent PoJK historian and political commentator Dr Shabbir Chaudhary who lives in exile in the UK writes …

Pakistan authorities finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan authorities finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report

Firstpost  

India, however, maintains that the Government of Pakistan or its judiciary has no locus standi on territories ‘illegally and forcibly’ occupied by it Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have finalised a law to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan, a media report said on Sunday. Dawn newspaper reported that under the proposed law by the Ministry of Law and Justice, …

Pakistan finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report

India Today  

Pakistani authorities have finalised a law to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan, a media report said on Sunday. Dawn newspaper reported that under the proposed law by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan may be abolished and the region's election commission is likely to be merged with the Election Commission of …

Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly passes resolution for interim provinicial status for region
3 years, 10 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly passes resolution for interim provinicial status for region

India Today  

Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding interim provincial status for the region. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -led government has demanded from the federal government that Gilgit-Baltistan should be allocated seats in the National Assembly, Senate and representation in federal institutions. According to reports, the Chief Minister was joined in tabling the resolution by Opposition …

India Slams Pak, Says Polls in Gilgit Baltistan Aimed at Hiding Illegal Occupation of Territory
4 years, 1 month ago

India Slams Pak, Says Polls in Gilgit Baltistan Aimed at Hiding Illegal Occupation of Territory

News 18  

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for holding elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, saying it was aimed at hiding Pakistan's illegal occupation of its territory. The International Court of Justice had pronounced judgment on Kulbhushan Jadhav in July 2019, but Pakistan has not made available to us all documents related to the case till now," Srivastava said. The Hague-based ICJ ruled in July …

Imran Khan's Chinese game plan for Gilgit-Baltistan explained
4 years, 1 month ago

Imran Khan's Chinese game plan for Gilgit-Baltistan explained

India Today  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has claimed victory in the legislative assembly election in Gilgit-Baltistan held on Sunday. What sets Imran Khan-led PTI’s victory apart is that it has come at a time when Pakistan is nearing its plan to permanently alter the status of Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit-Baltistan, a Chinese design It is widely believed that Pakistan’s Imran Khan …

Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election concludes amid tight security
4 years, 2 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election concludes amid tight security

The Hindu  

Wearing face masks, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan voted on November 15 in the third legislative Assembly election amidst tight security. India has slammed Pakistan for its decision to hold election in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to alter the status of the militarily-occupied region has no legal basis. The ruling PTI of Prime Minister Imran Khan was …

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country. Imran Khan’s pledge to declare the area of Gilgit-Baltistan — which is part of the Pakistani-ruled Kashmir — the fifth province of Pakistan promptly angered neighboring India, which itself last year …

'Issue Left over from History': China 'Noted' Pak Move on 'Provisional Provincial Status' to Gilgit-Baltistan
4 years, 2 months ago

'Issue Left over from History': China 'Noted' Pak Move on 'Provisional Provincial Status' to Gilgit-Baltistan

News 18  

China on Wednesday said it has "noted" the recent move by Pakistan to accord 'provisional provincial status' to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Reacting to Khan's remarks, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said in New Delhi that India "firmly rejects" the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory which is under …

Gilgit-Baltistan a part of India, says MEA
4 years, 2 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan a part of India, says MEA

The Hindu  

India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its attempt to accord provincial status to the “so-called Gilgit-Baltistan”, saying it is intended to camouflage the “illegal” occupation of the region by Islamabad. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India “firmly rejects” the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory which is under Islamabad’s “illegal …

Provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan intended to camouflage illegal occupation by Pakistan, says MEA
4 years, 2 months ago

Provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan intended to camouflage illegal occupation by Pakistan, says MEA

Firstpost  

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Islamabad has no locus standi on territories “illegally and forcibly” occupied by it and and asked the neighbouring country to immediately vacate such areas New Delhi: India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its attempt to accord provincial status to the “so-called Gilgit-Baltistan, saying it is intended to camouflage the “illegal” occupation of the region by …

India strongly objects to elections in ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’
4 years, 3 months ago

India strongly objects to elections in ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that they have seen reports regarding elections to the so-called "Gilgit-Baltistan" Assembly to be held on November 15, 2020 and took strong objection to it. "The Government of India conveyed strong protest to Pakistan Government and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the so-called Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part …

Gilgit-Baltistan: The land of peaks, streams and disputes
4 years, 3 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan: The land of peaks, streams and disputes

The Hindu  

Seven decades after it took control of the region, Pakistan is moving to grant full statehood to Gilgit-Baltistan, which appears as the northernmost part of the country in its official map. Indian protest Following Pakistan’s announcement of holding the legislative election in Gilgit-Baltistan, India reiterated its territorial sovereignty over the region with the Ministry of External Affairs stating that the …

Gilgit-Baltistan polls have no legal basis, says India
4 years, 3 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan polls have no legal basis, says India

The Hindu  

India on Thursday said Pakistan’s proposed election in Gilgit-Baltistan had no legal ground. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Anurag Srivastava, said India considered the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir to be its integral part. “Any action by Pakistan to alter the status of the militarily occupied so-called ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’ has no legal basis whatsoever and is …

Pakistan to turn Gilgit-Baltistan into its 5th province to help China
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan to turn Gilgit-Baltistan into its 5th province to help China

Op India  

In an unprecedented development, Pakistan had decided to create a new province in the illegally-occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. China to benefit from changing status quo of Gilgit-Baltistan The decision had also received affirmation from all-parties and it will come into effect, post-elections in the occupied territory. Pakistan silences popular discontentment in favour of CPEC To facilitate China’s ambitious initiative, Pakistan …

Pak to make Gilgit Baltistan its 5th province despite India’s protests
4 years, 3 months ago

Pak to make Gilgit Baltistan its 5th province despite India’s protests

Hindustan Times  

Disregarding India’s strong protests, Pakistan is moving ahead with plans to make Gilgit Baltistan its fifth province, with a federal minister saying that elections in the region that New Delhi opposes will be held in November. “After consultation with all stakeholders, the federal government has decided in principle to give constitutional rights to Gilgit-Baltistan,” the minister said, adding, “Our government …

As tensions rise in Kashmir again, why the continued conflict between India, Pak and China is unlikely to resolve any issues
4 years, 8 months ago

As tensions rise in Kashmir again, why the continued conflict between India, Pak and China is unlikely to resolve any issues

Firstpost  

The fighting has escalated again in Kashmir. Last Saturday night, two officers and two jawans of the Indian Army and a police sub-inspector were killed in militant violence in Handwara in Kashmir. “India completely rejects such actions and continued attempts to bring material changes in Pakistan occupied areas of the Indian territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The prospects of Pakistan …

India questions Pakistan over holding polls in Gilgit Baltistan
4 years, 8 months ago

India questions Pakistan over holding polls in Gilgit Baltistan

Hindustan Times  

India on Monday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over a move to conduct elections in Gilgit Baltistan, with New Delhi saying the region is an integral part of the country that had been “illegally and forcibly occupied”. A senior Pakistani diplomat was served a “demarche” or formal diplomatic representation over telephone to lodge India’s strong protest against the Pakistan …

India lodges protest against Pak plan for Gilgit-Baltistan polls
4 years, 8 months ago

India lodges protest against Pak plan for Gilgit-Baltistan polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Monday issued a demarche to Pakistan and lodged a strong protest against a recent order of the Pakistani Supreme Court that reportedly allowed the amendment to the so-called Order of 2018 of the Pakistani government to now conduct general elections in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan. In a statement, the ministry of external affairs said, “India demarched …

India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pak court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan
4 years, 8 months ago

India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pak court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan

India Today  

India has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over an order by that country's supreme court allowing the conduct of general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan was told that entire Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India and that Islamabad should immediately vacate the areas …

India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pakistan court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan
4 years, 8 months ago

India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pakistan court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan

India Today  

India has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over an order by that country's supreme court allowing the conduct of general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan was told that entire Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India and that Islamabad should immediately vacate the areas …

Acquire control of Gilgit-Baltistan: Political activist requests India
4 years, 10 months ago

Acquire control of Gilgit-Baltistan: Political activist requests India

India TV News  

Director of Institute of Gilgit-Baltistan Studies, Senge H Sering, speaking at the 43rd session of UNHRC in Geneva, lambasted on Pakistan saying that they are under constant threat of terrorism perpetrated by Pakistani military and requested India to resume constitutional responsibility and acquire control of Gilgit-Baltistan to save them from brutal colonial reign of Pakistan. Today as native of Gilgit-Baltistan …

Pakistan has illegally occupied Gilgit, Baltistan: Activist at UNHRC
4 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan has illegally occupied Gilgit, Baltistan: Activist at UNHRC

Op India  

Speaking at an event titled ‘Jammu and Kashmir: Shifting facts from the fiction’ held at Geneva Press Club on the sidelines of the ongoing 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, President of Gilgit Baltistan Studies Senge Sering asserted that, “Pakistan is an occupier, Pakistan wants to prolong the occupation. @SengeHSering pic.twitter.com/6s24f0uZuj — Sabah Kashmiri March …

All roads lead to Gilgit-Baltistan: Indo-Pak tensions and what it could mean
5 years, 2 months ago

All roads lead to Gilgit-Baltistan: Indo-Pak tensions and what it could mean

Op India  

Things have been heating up at the border, to put it mildly. If India does not share a land border of 106 km with Afghanistan today, it is because of Pakistan’s illegal occupation of this historical part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1948,” Rajnath Singh said in a keynote address at a conference on Afghanistan held at …

The Strategic Importance of Gilgit Baltistan
5 years, 3 months ago

The Strategic Importance of Gilgit Baltistan

Op India  

The highly mountainous region of Gilgit Baltistan covers an area of 72,971 square km with an estimated population of over 1.8 million. Originally belonging to and part of India, Gilgit Baltistan is surrounded by Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor to the north, China’s Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region to the north-west, Ladakh to east and Kashmir to south. China’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with Pakistan …

Pakistan is no friend of Kashmir, either
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan is no friend of Kashmir, either

Al Jazeera  

In a recent opinion piece penned for the New York Times, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the world to wake up to the conflict in Kashmir because if it does not, there is a risk of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. While the world indeed needs to take action on ongoing crackdown and rights abuses in India, …

PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan are also part of India: Rajnath Singh
5 years, 4 months ago

PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan are also part of India: Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir and they should try keep a check on their home grown terror. Kashmir was always part of India.” Amid Islamabad's efforts to internationalise the Centre's move to abrogate provisions of Article 370, singh said that the contested areas of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan were …

Pakistan spurred need for India to abolish Article 370: New Delhi reframed terms of territorial dispute that mirrors those set by Islamabad
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan spurred need for India to abolish Article 370: New Delhi reframed terms of territorial dispute that mirrors those set by Islamabad

Firstpost  

By seeking to incorporate Gilgit-Baltistan as a province, Pakistan has been unilaterally reducing the size of the landmass of Jammu and Kashmir that it is prepared to accept as ‘disputed’. The currently ongoing backdoor effort by Islamabad to incorporate Gilgit-Baltistan is a continuation of this process: China has asked Pakistan to clarify the region’s status by declaring it as a …

Fundamental rights in Gilgit-Baltistan lower priority compared to resolution of Kashmir dispute, suggests Pakistan SC judgment
5 years, 11 months ago

Fundamental rights in Gilgit-Baltistan lower priority compared to resolution of Kashmir dispute, suggests Pakistan SC judgment

Firstpost  

For those unaware of the black hole that is Gilgit-Baltistan, it is not constitutionally part of Pakistan, and was hived away from the original state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1949. This does nothing less than recite a highly selected history of the Kashmir conflict, pauses to praise the moral stance of the Pakistan government, dodges key legal issues in …

Upheaval in Gilgit-Baltistan over Pakistan’s illegal occupation
6 years, 1 month ago

Upheaval in Gilgit-Baltistan over Pakistan’s illegal occupation

Op India  

As per a report by the news agency ANI, the local residents in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces, on Sunday, held a protest against the Pakistan government’s illegal occupation of their respective states. Activists from across the Gilgit-Baltistan areas assembled in Bagh district to stage a massive protest to demand Pakistan’s forceful occupation of their land. Activists from various …

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