Protests intensify in Gilgit Baltistan as Islamabad tightens grip on illegally-occupied region

Protests intensify in Gilgit Baltistan as Islamabad tightens grip on illegally-occupied region

A huge gathering comprising members of a regional political party, Awami Action Committee and rights activists gathered in Gilgit, the capital city of illegally-occupied Gilgit Baltistan to oppose Islamabad‘s policies, which they say are intrusive, exploitative and discriminatory. The event marked an intensified indigenous resistance to Islamabad’s vigorous attempts at expanding its political control over … Read more