Protes­ters called for immedi­ate steps to remove the sense of depriv­ation among the people of Gilgit-Baltis­tanLAHORE: Dozens of students and youth belonging to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Sunday staged a protest demonstration and took out a rally outside the Lahore Press Club (LPC) demanding internal autonomy of the region. The protest was organised by Awami Workers Party (AWP-GB), Progressive Youth Movement (PYM-GB) and the Youth of Gilgit-Baltistan residing in Lahore. In this regard, a protest was also staged outside the Islamabad Press Club. Speaking on the occasion, a GB youth Dr Farhan Gohar, said it was unfortunate that the region had been kept economically deprived. Another protester, Mudabbir Ali, said as the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision removes all ambiguities as to the position of the state on GB.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 03:33 UTC