Baltistan

TTP challenges Pakistan's sovereignty, declares own government

In a direct challenge to the sovereignty of the Pakistan government and the country's military establishment led by the Pakistan Army, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) - also known as the Pakistan Taliban - has announced its own government in northern Pakistan and has declared various ministries

WATCH: Pakistan Army tries to grab land in PoK, faces massive protests

The locals of Gilgit Baltistan are protesting against the Pakistan Army and have declared that they will not allow the Frontier Corps or Pakistan Rangers - paramilitary forces under the operational command of the Pakistan Army - to occupy their land

Pakistan authorities finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report

India, however, maintains that the Government of Pakistan or its judiciary has no locus standi on territories 'illegally and forcibly' occupied by it

Withdraw troops from Siachen: Nawaz Sharif‎

Nawaz Sharif urged Pakistan and India to immediately start negotiations to resolve the Siachen issue and pull their troops out of the region.

'Polls can't hide illegal occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan': MEA objects to Pakistan holding election in Indian territory

The MEA said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including areas of so-called Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India by virtue of its accession in 1947

In Skardu's mountainous region, women villagers' traditional way of life upended by climate change

In Skardu, women farmers are experiencing a similar situation, where climate change is forcing them to deviate from centuries old traditions to adopt new means to earn a living.

J&K bifurcation: Keeping Valley with Jammu will make things worse; end of decades-old revolt only possible if Kashmir gets autonomy

By linking Kashmir in an unnatural union with Jammu and bringing them under Delhi’s direct rule, India is only offering the troubled people of Kashmir a choice of jackboots

Fundamental rights in Gilgit-Baltistan lower priority compared to resolution of Kashmir dispute, suggests Pakistan SC judgment

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.

Across: Watch a documentary chronicling aftermath of the 1971 War, and the families it tore apart

The people of Turtuk village went to sleep as Pakistani and woke up Indian, after the India-Pakistan War of 1971 ended. A new documentary, Across, by filmmaker Ansh Ranvir Vohra narrates their stories | #FirstCulture

Pakistan claims India may attack CPEC installations, puts Gilgit-Baltistan's Home Department on high alert

India plans to attack installations along the CPEC to sabotage the multi-billion dollar mega project, Pakistan's Interior Ministry has claimed.