The Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018, was earlier opposed by protesters hailing from the Northern Areas who demanded the administrative territory be declared part of Pakistan. Therefore, as an interim measure, the government plans to give such fundamental rights to GB residents as enjoyed by the people of any other province, it says. CJP Nisar observed that an appeal cannot be filed against a decision of the GB Supreme Appellate Court in the Supreme Court, asking the government to look into the matter. “The federal government wanted an interim order to safeguard the fundamental rights of the GB people,” the attorney general stated. In December 2018, the Supreme Court had assured to announce a meaningful judgement to grant fundamental rights to the citizens of GB.

Source: Pakistan Today January 07, 2019 17:37 UTC