Sunday, February 14, 2010

Gilgit - Baltistan Proposal – Kashmir Up In Arms

Pakistan’s decision to grant self-governance for Northern Areas a part of the Jammu and Kashmir state and rename it as Gilgit-Baltistan invited mixed reaction. The president of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Mian Qayoom, opposing the move said, “Unless Kashmir dispute is resolved according to the resolutions of the United Nations, neither Pakistan not India can change its status by self-governance or autonomy package for the disputed areas.” So called Prime minister of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob while supporting the legal and political rights of people of Gilgit-Baltistan, opposed any move aimed to change the status of the Kashmir dispute.

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