Unsurprisingly though, all political parties going to the ballot in G-B are predominantly resorting to the prospective provisional provincial status for the G-B province, for gaining political mileage in the election. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, during his visit to Gilgit on November 1, 2020, to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day of G-B, also reassured unveiling the details of the provisional provincial status that is to be granted to G-B after the elections. Having said that, the Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018 proved, in many ways, to be very consequential for G-B’s struggle to find its place in the Constitution of the pure land. This verdict from the Supreme Court of Pakistan serves as a strong legal base for any prospective act of parliament including constitutional amendments aimed at granting political and constitutional rights to G-B. Thirdly, the Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018, also empowered the GBLA by transferring several important subjects of legislation including tourism, hydropower and minerals from the G-B Council which is represented by non-elected members.

Source: The Express Tribune November 10, 2020 03:22 UTC