GB Assembly calls for provisional provincial status

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution asking the federal government to grant provisional provincial status, as well as constitutional and political rights, for the people of the mountainous region. The resolution, supported by both sides of the aisle, was presented by lawmaker Jalal Ali Shah during the session on Thursday. It recalled the historical background of GB’s liberation, subsequent administrative reforms, and constitutional mechanisms for ...

By [email protected] (Jamil Nagri)