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Altit Fort and The Royal Garden Hunza Valley Pakistan
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Altit Fort and The Royal Garden Hunza Valley Pakistan
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 7)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 7)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 7): The Political Predicaments of Gilgit- Baltistan
Conclusion
Seven decades after partition, the political status of Gilgit-Baltistan remains unresolved.
In spite of the revolt of 1 November 1947 against Dogra rule in Gilgit, which took place independently of events in the Kashmir and Jammu provinces, and notwithstanding the explicit will of…
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Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 6)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 6)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 6): The Political Predicaments of Gilgit- Baltistan
The Reform of 2009 and the Pak-China Economic Corridor
The issue came up again with the Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order14 of 2009. The Order renamed the ‘Northern Areas’ as Gilgit-Baltistan, turned the previous Legislative Council into the GB Legislative Assembly, and…
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Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 5)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 5)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 5): The Political Predicaments of Gilgit- Baltistan
Fifth Province of Pakistan, a separate nation, or a part of Kashmir?
Administrative developments in GB differed markedly from AJK for which a separate ‘Interim Constitution’ was adopted in 1974. At least formally this enabled more autonomy from Pakistan for AJK. Steps taken for GB, in…
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Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 4)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 4)
Not part of Kashmir, but of the Kashmir dispute (Part 4): The Political Predicaments of Gilgit- Baltistan
Struggling For Political rights
In spite of the continuous political struggle for full accession and the many administrative changes imposed by Pakistan, GB did not become a regular part of Pakistan.
The discontent that grew in the course of GB’s postcolonial history had already arisen among…
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The Independence Movement of Gilgit-Baltistan
The Independence Movement of Gilgit-Baltistan
Within British India, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan was not only a periphery in geographical terms, but was at the margins of political developments and movements taking place in India as well. Gilgit-Baltistan did not figure in the political agenda of the All India Muslim League.
Indeed, the region was a small item in the vast game of transfer of…
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Pak illegally occupying Gilgit-Baltistan says UK parliament In a major setback for Pakistan, the British parliament condemned Islamabad's announcement declaring Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth frontier.
Children during recess in the district of Pissan in Hunza Valley located in Gilgit-Balistan, Pakistan. Credit: s.haseebamjad