On November 1, celebrated every year in Gilgit-Baltistan as "Independence Day," Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his government would give the region "provisional provincial status." Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region administered by Pakistan, providing its only regional frontier and a land route with China, where it meets the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. To the west of Gilgit-Baltistan is Afghanistan, to its south is Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and to the east is Jammu and Kashmir. In the last one year, the plan to grant Gilgit-Baltistan provincial status gained momentum. Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI announces provisional provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan.

Source: dna November 04, 2020 05:48 UTC