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Pakistan: Repression And Phony Elections In Gilgit And Baltistan – Analysis ( Source- Eurasia review / Author- Jai Kumar Varma / South Asia Monitor)

Source- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Balti Sahib Source- Eurasia Review Author- Jai Kumar Varma / South Asia Monitor Pakistan exploits Shia-dominated Gilgit, Baltistan (GB) as its colony. The area, which is under direct rule of Islamabad, was governed under the repressive Frontier Crimes Regulations till 1975, and even after repeal of this draconian regulation the oppression continued. The inhabitants of the area are disgusted not only with Pakistan but also with the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) as they point out that residents of POK showed no sympathy towards them when Punjabi- dominated Islamabad subjugated them. Hence, neither do they want to be part of Pakistan nor do they want to be associated with POK. The inhabitants of the area claim that the Gilgit Baltistan Self Empowerment Package 2009 gave more powers to Islamabad and made the residents more dependent on the central government. The federal government with the ulterior motive of changin