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The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces,one federal territory,and two disputed territories:the provinces of Punjab,Sindh,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,and Balochistan;the Islamabad Capital Territory;and the administrative territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan. As part of the Kashmir conflict with neighbouring India,Pakistan has also claimed sovereignty over the Indian-controlled territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since the First Kashmir War of 1947–1948,but has never exercised administrative authority over either region. All of Pakistan's provinces and territories are subdivided into divisions,which are further subdivided into districts,and then tehsils,which are again further subdivided into union councils.
Baltistan also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet,is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit–Baltistan. It is located near the Karakoram and borders Gilgit to the west,China's Xinjiang to the north,Indian-administered Ladakh to the southeast,and the Indian-administered Kashmir Valley to the southwest. The average altitude of the region is over 3,350 metres (10,990 ft). Baltistan is largely administered under the Baltistan Division.
The Karakoram Highway is a 1,300 km (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan,where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314. The highway connects the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plus Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The highway is a popular tourist attraction and is one of the highest paved roads in the world,passing through the Karakoram mountain range,at 36°51′00″N75°25′40″E at maximum elevation of 4,714 m (15,466 ft) near Khunjerab Pass. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions under which it was constructed,it is often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The highway is also a part of the Asian Highway AH4.
Gilgit-Baltistan,formerly known as the Northern Areas,is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region,which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. It borders Azad Kashmir to the south,the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west,the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north,the Xinjiang region of China to the east and northeast,and the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the southeast.
The Gilgit Scouts constituted a paramilitary force of the Gilgit Agency in northern Jammu and Kashmir. They were raised by the government of British India in 1913,on behalf of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir,to police the northern frontier of British India.
Events from the year 2010 in Pakistan.
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The governor of Gilgit Baltistan is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan. The governor is designated by the prime minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post. However,throughout the history of Pakistan,the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased,every time the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors.
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Shahid Akhtar Qalandar,commonly known by his stage name Qalandari,or Shahid Qalandar,is a Pakistani singer-songwriter born and raised in the Hunza Valley,Gilgit Baltistan,Pakistan.
Since its independence in 1947,governments have not spent much on quality education in this region. While the literacy rates of the areas in Gilgit is higher than most of the citites in Pakistan,yet no professional universities were constructed in the region. In 2002,under the reign of Pervez Musharraf,a general university of the name of Karakoram International University was constructed. Various primary schools were constructed by NGO's from around the world including the Aga Khan Development Network.
The chief minister of Gilgit Baltistan is elected by the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly to serve as the head of the provincial government in Gilgit-Baltistan for a five-year term.
The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan is the government of the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order,in which 14 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet,selected from members the Gilgit–Baltistan Assembly,and the non-political civil staff within each department. The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister,invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly,selects members of the Cabinet. The Chief Minister and Cabinet are thus responsible the functioning of government and are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Assembly. The head of state of the province is known as the Governor. The terms Government of Gilgit–Baltistan or Gilgit–Baltistan Government are often used in official documents. The seat of government is in Gilgit,thus serving as the capital of the territory.
GBA-13 (Astore-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently vacant.
Baba Jan is a left-wing political activist in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory administered by Pakistan. He was sentenced to 71 years in jail by the Gilgit-Baltistani courts on charges of terrorism and of inciting public against the state during the Aliabad incident. Jan was released from jail on November 27,2020,after the Gilgit-Baltistani government agreed to release all the 14 people due to a week-long Aliabad sit by the families of the incarcerated. He was the former vice-president and now is the president of Awami Workers Party Gilgit Baltistan.
Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon is a Pakistani politician who served as the 7th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan from 2018 to 2022.
The 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections were held on 15 November 2020. Elections were held in 24 constituencies,each electing one member to the 3rd Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. 330 candidates contested these elections,either representing one of the political parties of Gilgit-Baltistan or being an independent candidate.
Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan is the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Gilgit-Baltistan who served as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan,a territory in Northern Pakistan until he was disqualified from his post on 4 July 2023 by the Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court. He was also a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from 25 November 2020 until his disqualification.
The Balawaristan National Front,more commonly known as the BNF,is a Pakistani political party of Gilgit-Baltistan.It was founded by Nawaz Khan Naji in 1989. The party calls for Gilgit-Baltistan to be given autonomy while still remaining a part of the Pakistani federation,and to be declared the fifth province of Pakistan.
The Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan is the highest court of appeal in the region of Gilgit Baltistan,Pakistan. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges. The court was established in 2009 under Gilgit-Baltistan 2009 and has the similar jurisdiction equal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Permanent Seat of the Court is at Gilgit,but the court also sits from time to time at Skardu Branch Registry.
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- ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (16 September 2010). "GB Governor Shama Khalid passes away". DAWN.COM.
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