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Pakistan: Protests rock PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India
In a video that has gone viral on several social media platforms, a huge rally in Gilgit Baltistan can be seen demanding the reopening of the Kargil Road and reunion with their fellow Baltis in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India
Former PoK CM slams Pakistan, demands greater rights for Gilgit Baltistan
Gilgit Baltistan has seen intense protests by local villagers in recent days after the Pakistan Army and various paramilitary forces tried to forcibly take over their land.
WATCH: Angry protests against Pakistan Army in Gilgit, Baltistan
In a video of the protests in Gilgit Baltistan, it can be seen that a large number of people are raising slogans against the Pakistan Army. The people of Gilgit and Baltistan are very angry with the Pakistan government for the past several years
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
'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
Article 370 revoked: Kashmir unlikely to give up autonomy without fight; Modi govt faces long battle ahead
Article 370 revoked: The Government of India may have taken away Kashmir’s autonomy, and changed laws related to purchasing of land and government jobs, but the battle has just begun
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
Indian Army hands over seven-year-old boy's body recovered from stream along LoC to Pakistan Army
The Indian Army Tuesday said the body was recovered from the Burzil Nala close to the LoC near Acchura village in Gurez and was handed over to the Pakistan Army
Baloch movement stilled by lack of leadership, strategy
The ongoing wave of insurgency was born at the beginning of the past decade and spiralled after the death of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a prominent tribal politician-turned-insurgent who was killed by President Pervez Musharraf’s troops in 2006.
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.
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.
China reasserts control over CPEC, disciplines Pakistan by halting funding for three infrastructure projects
The Chinese government has stopped funding three infrastructure projects in Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) programme. These three projects were included in the CPEC agenda in December 2016 and the final procedural formalities were pending.
No Taxation Without Rights: Riches of Gilgit-Baltistan 'non-province' being exploited at the discretion of Pakistan
When the Kashmir issue reached the United Nations, Pakistan’s demand for a plebiscite was based on the fact that it held the larger area that included Gilgit and the rest of PoK, which would, therefore, ensure a comfortable win in any such exercise.
Students erupt in violent protests after security forces gun down LeT commander Abu Dujana in Kashmir
Students across Kashmir took to the streets on Tuesday in protest against the killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and Pakistani national Abu Dujana, and a teenage militant named Arif Dar
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: The dragon's master plan is making India nervous, and with good reason
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an extension of China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) policy, the brainchild of Chinese president Xi Jingping.
Pakistan to declare Gilgit-Baltistan region as fifth province; move may raise concerns in India
Pakistan is planning to declare the strategic Gilgit-Baltistan region as the fifth province, a move that may raise concerns in India as it borders the disputed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
BJP Kozhikode meet: Modi dares Pakistan but on social evils, was PM's hard talk too soft?
It is important to note that before leaving for Kozhikode in the afternoon, Modi had held a meeting of three armed forces chiefs at his New Delhi residence to review the situation and formulate the strategy.
India may recognise Baloch leader Bugti as government in exile: How practical is the decision?
Modi’s reference to Balochistan and its people during his Independence Day speech opened earlier uncharted gates for the exiled Baloch leaders, who applied for asylum in India barely a month after.