According to the GB tourism department, no foreign expedition or trekking group has been issued a permit this winter season, which usually lasts from November to February.
Additionally, it could make it difficult to accurately measure the size and demographic makeup of the population of Kashmir origin and heritage living in Pakistan, which could have implications for government policies and equitable resource allocation for Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
All Pakistan provinces except Punjab have some time in the past, wanted to get separated from Pakistan. None have, however, desired to go with India. Gilgit-Baltistan has now demanded to get united with India.
People from all walks of life in nearly all parts of the occupied regions blocked highways and burnt tyres to express their resentment against the government.
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
The locals and traders of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) are holding protests against heavy taxation laws, illegal land occupation, and load shedding imposed by the regime in the province, Pakistan's vernacular media outlet Baad-e-Shimal reported.
The committee also decided to develop a comprehensive communication strategy to counter misinformation and disinformation in the media that might lead to a law and order situation.
Protests in Gilgit-Baltistan continued for the eighth consecutive day at Skardu city against Pakistan over illegal land occupation surge in electricity prices and unfair taxes in the region by the authorities.
There have been regular protests in GB to highlight the 'state-backed' land-grabbing issue. The draconian practice has intensified since GB became the CPEC 'gateway' in 2014.
On December 31 and January 1, Gilgit Baltistan Youth Committee organised the protest as the people in the illegally occupied region of Gilgit-Baltistan have been facing a severe power crisis with up to 21 hours of power cuts, causing problems for all businesses and institutes.