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Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of India, says activist H Sering
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept 11 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan activist Senge H Sering on Wednesday called the occupied northern region a "part of India."
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Article 370 became a veto over ethnic, religious groups in J-K: Sering
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 11 (ANI): Pakistan is making a hue and cry over India's decision to repeal Article 370 but has no locus standi in the matter, says Senge H. Sering, Director, Institute of Gilgit Baltistan Studies, Washington DC.
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SC turns down ex-RAW officers plea to waive-off fine
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by RK Yadav, seeking to waive off a hefty fine imposed on him for filing an earlier plea in which he had requested the court to direct the Centre to create two Parliamentary seats for Pakistan-occupied Kas
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Redraw Indian map with PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday called for redrawing the Indian map which shows not only Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as its territory but also Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Ex-Pentagon official highlights Pakistan's 'hypocrisy' on abrogation of Ar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 23 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition to India's action of revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir only showcases its hypocrisy. Islamabad has been crying foul, saying rights of Kashmiris were subjugated even though it had stripped Pakistan occupied Kashmir of its spe
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The Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan does not want to talk about
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Amid all the focus on Jammu and Kashmir in recent times, the status of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) consisting of the so-called 'Azad' Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has been largely ignored. Severe media restrictions, both
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6 killed in wall collapse amid Independence Day celebrations in Gilgit-Bal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 14 (ANI): At least six people lost their lives and 13 others suffered injuries after a boundary wall collapsed amid Independence Day celebrations in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost province administered by Pakistan.
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VoK demands Parliament for 'Greater Karachi'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 13 (ANI): US-based advocacy group Voice of Karachi (VoK) released the main features of the proposed constitution for 'Greater Karachi', demanding the formation of a Parliament for the region, amongst other things.
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People in Gilgit stage protest, demand compensation from Pak govt for acqu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], Aug 8 (ANI): People in Gilgit-Baltistan held protests to demand compensation for their lands which were acquired by the Pakistani government, in the name of development, decades ago.
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Pak has no moral ground to plead Kashmir's case if it is depriving own cit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): A US-based group representing expatriate Mohajirs on Monday called for the creation of an autonomous "Greater Karachi" within Pakistan.
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CPEC project for Pakistan's elites, lacks local leadership, says researche
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 5 (ANI): The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a project of, by, and for Pakistan's elites which completely lacks local ownership, says a researcher based in Brussels.
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CPEC will leave thousands jobless in Gilgit Baltistan: Analyst
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] Aug 3 (ANI): The much-publicised China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not only put Pakistan in China's colossal debt-trap, but it will also render more than 10,000 people of Gilgit Baltistan jobless due to the massive influx of Chinese working hand, said Yoan
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