The rally is set to draw attention to long-standing grievances related to electricity shortages, high taxation, trade restrictions, and the rising cost of living in the region, the Pamir Times reported.
The week-long sit-in has been postponed for three weeks and along with it, Etihad Chowk has also been vacated, after negotiations between the Pakistan government and the Awami Action Committee, as reported by Pakistan vernacular media, the Daily K2.
People in groups of thousands are now marching from their villages to Gilgit City, intending to put up a united front against the central regime. The people who were previously protesting in their villages over their grievances are now marching towards Gilgit city while chanting slogans of "