In 1993 , an attempt was made by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to annex Gilgit-Baltistan but was quashed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan after protests by the predominantly Shia population of Gilgit-Baltistan , who feared domination by the Sunni Kashmiris .
An attempt in 1993 by the High Court of Azad Kashmir to annex Gilgit-Baltistan was quashed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan , after protests by the predominantly Shia population of Gilgit-Baltistan , who feared domination by the Sunni Kashmiris .