Gilgit-Baltistan turmoil deepens amid Land Law backlash
Gilgit-Baltistan is witnessing a deepening political and human rights crisis that observers warn may mirror the long-running turmoil in Balochistan.
Gilgit-Baltistan is witnessing a deepening political and human rights crisis that observers warn may mirror the long-running turmoil in Balochistan.
Speaking on the urgent issue of melting glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan, Dr Mirza stated that unchecked deforestation, unregulated tourism, lack of waste management, and rising plastic pollution are accelerating glacial melt in the region.
The region of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan is facing serious difficulties in accessing basic healthcare services due to a severe shortage of specialised doctors in various hospitals, Pamir Times reported.
According to the NDMA report, 69 men, 32 women and 72 children died in rain-related incidents in the country.
Ten people were killed and ten others injured when an avalanche hit a convoy of nomads in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official confirmed.
Weeks of anger over food shortage and runaway inflation has snowballed into massive anti-government demonstrations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and illegally held Gilgit Baltistan.
"Our aim is to implement the resolution unanimously passed in Indian Parliament on February 22, 1994 to reclaim remaining parts of Kashmir from the illegal occupation of Pakistan," the defence minister said at the ‘Shaurya Diwas’ celebrations held in Srinagar to commemorate the 75th year of air landed operations of Indian Army at Budgam Airport.
Balochistan and Punjab provinces reported five deaths each, while Sindh and the Gilgit-Baltistan region logged four and one, respectively, the Authority said.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his government has decided to grant the "provisional-provincial status" to Gilgit-Baltistan, a part of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, illegally occupied by Pakistan in 1947.
India has often iterated its stand that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, are an integral part of this country by virtue of its fully legal and irrevocable accession.
