Elections 2020,  Constitutional Status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir Issue.
Channel: Dabang Khabar Official
Date: 21/10/2020

Elections 2020,  Constitutional Status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir Issue.
The issue of Gilgit-Baltistan is complicated due to various reasons, a self-rule proposed by UNICP was supposed to be implemented. However, IOJK used to enjoy special status, after 5-August-2019 India unilaterally replead Article 370 and 35-A subsequently, put the entire valley in siege, deprived the people of IOJK from fundamental rights, state terrorism resulted killing of thousands and enforced disappearances have made the lives of people a living hell. Since Gilgit-Baltistan is part of Jammu and Kashmir dispute, Pakistan too did not follow the directives of UNCIP but gradual steps are being taken to politically empower the area. Majority of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan want it to be made a full-fledged constitutional province like other four provinces of Pakistan but the issue of Kashmir is the biggest hurdle and it is being planned to give a provisional constitutional status till the resolution of Kashmir Issue. Some segments of society are of the view that the recent development is nothing but a political stunt of the center ahead of elections to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. This political quagmire has developed sense of alienation among  people of Gilgit-Baltistan, a temporary but a viable solution is needed  to come out from this political limbo. As the elections are getting nearer, people of Hunza in particular and Gilgit-Baltistan in general are demanding immediate release of political prisoners, Baba Jan, Iftikhar Karbalai, Aleem Khan and ten others, a leveling playing field be given to the progressive political parties who have won the hearts of the people by standing with the oppressed. GBLA-6, Hunza is hub of tourism but politically it is the most neglected constituency, deprived from all basic amenities including clean drinking water, public health, roads, electricity, 4G internet facility, rural and town planning, similarly GBLA-3, Gilgit-03 is also one of the neglected constituencies, it will be the litmus test of upcoming government to address the basic issues of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan. Commentary by senior broadcast journalist Ghulamuddin (GD).
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