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Topic: Gilgit Baltistan

US envoy to Pakistan makes ‘secret’ visit to Gilgit Baltistan, local politicians up in arms

Political leaders question Donald Blome’s motives, accuse West of neo-colonialism. India yet to react to envoy's visit to region it views as forcibly taken over by Pakistan in 1947.

Rajnath hints at taking back Gilgit-Baltistan, parts of PoK at ‘Shaurya Diwas’ event in J&K

Singh also said Pakistan is 'committing atrocities' against people in its occupied Kashmir and will have to bear its consequences.

Women in Gilgit-Baltistan gear up for the first sporting event but some clerics are unhappy

Gilgit-Baltistan Women Sports Gala 2022 will see college-going women participate in a range of sports tournaments – including cricket, basketball, tennis, badminton.

Death in Gilgit-Baltistan—suicides, poverty, unemployment and Islamabad’s neglect

The govt of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has announced a strategy to curb the increasing suicide cases through counseling sessions in schools and colleges.

Pakistan finalises law to give provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, says report

Dawn newspaper reported that amendments would be introduced to give the region representation in Parliament, besides the establishment of the provincial assembly in the territory.

Voting on for Gilgit-Baltistan assembly election amid tight security

As many as 330 candidates, including four women, are contesting for 23 seats going up for grabs, according to polling officials.

Beijing’s CPEC is the new East India Company in Balochistan

In ‘Balochistan’, Francesca Marino writes that Pakistan is turning Gwadar and other coastal areas of Balochistan into a Chinese Kaliningrad.

Does Imran Khan’s Gilgit-Baltistan vow mean Pakistan has accepted India’s Article 370 move?

In Gilgit-Baltistan, geography trumps politics. And China, India and Pakistan are in the new Great Game.

India rejects Pakistan’s move to grant status of province for Gilgit-Baltistan

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said such attempts are intended to camouflage illegal occupation and Pakistan cannot hide the grave human rights violations in these occupied territories.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan grants provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan

The announcement comes amid massive protests in the country against Imran Khan's govt over the issue, including reports of Saudi Arabia removing the region from Pakistan's map.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.