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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Wake-up call for Gilgit-Baltistan
4 years, 3 months ago

Wake-up call for Gilgit-Baltistan

Live Mint  

Recently Pakistan's opposition parties thwarted an attempt by Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan government to hold a consultative meeting to discuss a constitutional package for Gilgit Baltistan by boycotting the session called by the Parliamentary Standing Committee for National Security. From hypocritical and rhetorical claims that GB is set to become the fifth province of Pakistan, to demagogic references to …

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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 …

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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 …

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Opinion | A chance for J&K to find a leadership that’s less threatening, more caring
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | A chance for J&K to find a leadership that’s less threatening, more caring

Live Mint  

Kashmir is a story of the people; of people moving, of people not being allowed to move, of people being forced to move and, at other times, of one bunch of people preventing others from moving about freely. Brown of the British army, after handing over the charge of Gilgit Baltistan to Brig Ghansara under terms of accession of J&K, …

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