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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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