The suggestion that GB be made a province of Pakistan has stirred a new debate, especially about Pakistan’s stance over Kashmir The undefined status of Gilgit-Baltistan has always unnerved Islamabad.

Every year on November 1, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) officially celebrates its independence from Kashmir’s Dogra family rule. Gilgit was liberated on November 1, 1947 while Baltistan was ...

Seven decades after it took control of the region, Pakistan is moving to grant full statehood to Gilgit-Baltistan, which appears as the northernmost part of the country in its official map. The scenic ...

The US defence secretary James Mattis while appearing before Senate and House Armed Services Panel informed them that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes through disputed territory.

Climate change poses a great threat to the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan. Due to its fragile ecosystem, the region is facing serious environmental issues such as natural disasters, glacial ...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is an infrastructural project aimed at renewing China’s historical trade routes in the Eurasian mainland and also in the coastal countries of South East Asia ...

Pakistan is planning to make disputed Gilgit-Baltistan its fifth province, despite India's protest. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran will soon visit the region and make a formal announcement regarding ...

Pakistani minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Ali Amin Gandapur, reignited the contentious issue of grant of provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan by stating in mid-September that the ...

On November 1, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced his government’s decision to grant Gilgit-Baltistan “provisional provincial status.” In the far north of Pakistan-controlled territory, ...