Hunza,also known as Kanjut was a princely state in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. Initially,it functioned as a principality and subsequently became a princely state under a subsidiary alliance with the British India starting in 1892 and continuing until August 1947. For a brief period of three months,it remained unaligned after gaining independence,and then from November 1947 until 1974,it retained its status as a princely state within Pakistan. The territory of Hunza now constitutes the northernmost part of Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan.
Gojal,also called Upper Hunza,is situated in northwestern Pakistan. It borders China at the Khunjerab Pass,and Afghanistan at the Chapursan valley. In 2019,Gojal Valley became the second Karachukar sub-ivision within the Hunza District. It is geographically the largest subdivision of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Shimshal,previously known as Shingshal, is a village located in the Gojal tehsil of the Hunza District in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 3,113 metres (10,213 ft) above sea level and is the highest settlement in the district. It is the largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan. It encompasses nearly the entire district of Hunza. Situated within the valley is the Shimshal River,a tributary that feeds into the Hunza River. Shimshal itself is a border village,serving as a linkage point between Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region and China.
Mir of Hunza was the title of rulers of Hunza in the Hunza Valley in the Northern Areas,Pakistan.
Balawaristan,is a term used for the historical region forming present-day Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. The modern term was coined by the political party Balawaristan National Front,founded by Nawaz Khan Naji,in 1989. But it has its roots in the historical names Broshal,Dardiatan and Bolor or Boloristan,with documented usage in Chinese sources from the 8th century AD. According to the present day activists,'Balawaristan' includes Chitral,Gilgit,Skardu,Hunza,Nagar,Ishkoman,Punial and Yasin. The leader of BNF Nawaz Khan Naji declared that Balawaristan (Gilgit-Baltistan) is not part of Kashmir region and wants integration with Pakistan as a fifth province.
The Balawaristan National Front is a defunct political party which sought Independence for Gilgit-Baltistan,claimed as Balawaristan,as well as claims in certain regions of the Indian-Administered Kashmir,Kargil and Ladakh,as part of its historical territory.
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.
Gilgit-Baltistan is an administrative territory of Pakistan that borders the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west,Azad Kashmir to the southwest,Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest,the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China to the north,and the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir to the south and south-east.
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.
The Awami Workers Party is a left-wing socialist political party in Pakistan. The party seeks to unify the struggles of workers,peasants,students,women and ethnic and religious minorities in Pakistan under the banner of a democratic and socialist political system. After the death of the AWP's founding leader Fanoos Gujjar in 2018,Senior Vice President Yousuf Mustikhan became its president.
GBA-6 (Hunza-I) is a constituency in Hunza District for Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is represented by Obaidullah Baig.
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.
Shah Salim Khan is a former Pakistani politician and entrepreneur disqualified from the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly for having defaulted on a loan by the National Bank of Pakistan. He is the son of the 6th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan,Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan.
Fida Muhammad Nashad is a senior Pakistani politician from Gilgit Baltistan who served as the 2nd speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League N. He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is the chairman of Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation (BCDF).
Islami Tehreek Pakistan commonly known as ITP is a Pakistani political party founded by Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi in 2012. The party's symbol are two swords. It is mostly active in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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.
Nawaz Khan Naji is a nationalist politician who is a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since 2011. He elected 3rd time and completed heat trek. He was born in a village,Sherqilla,in Ghizer District. He graduated in political science from Karachi University Sindh. He came back to Gilgit-Baltistan and founded his own nationalist political party,Balawaristan National Front,on 28 December 1989.
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.
Sadia Danish is a Pakistani politician. After serving in party positions within the Pakistan People's Party,she was elected to one of the reserved women's seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly in 2009 and served as Minister of Information and Tourism. In 2023,she was unanimously elected as deputy speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly,becoming the first woman elected to the post.
