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Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly Northern Areas). The latter has been given
a province-like status for self government by the Gilgit-Baltistan
Empowerment and Self-GovernanceOrder , 2009.
Gilgit Baltistan: Neither 'In'Pakistan Nor 'Of' It? – Analysis
Written by: IPCS March 6, 2012
By Priyanka Singh
While strategic analysts in India are debating the extent and
consequences of the Chinese presence in Gilgit Baltistan (Pakistan
occupied Kashmir – PoK), a legal battle is being waged across the Line
of Control (LoC), which is relevant to India's claim on PoK. A
petition recently filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenges
the authority and jurisdiction of the Government of Pakistan on Gilgit
Baltistan. The petition has been filed by Dr. Ghulam Abbas, a resident
of Gilgit and chairman of the Gilgit Baltistan National Movement.
Location of Gilgit-Baltistan (red), without Siachen Glacier in Pakistan
The current crisis began after the appointment of a retired Judge, who
is not a native of Gilgit Baltistan, as the Chief Justice of the
Gilgit Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court. This was the second such
instance where the local population had objected to the appointment of
a judge to thisposition. The petitioner demandedthat Article 60(5, 6)
and 60(8) of the Self Governance Order be declared null and void.
These specific clauses invest absolute authority in the Chairman of
the Gilgit Baltistan Council, i.e. the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and
virtually the Government of Pakistan, to make such appointments.
The Supreme Court not only admitted the petition, but also in very
clear terms asked the Attorney General whether it was possible for the
President of Pakistan (under Article 248 of the Pakistani
constitution) to issue such political orders for Gilgit Baltistan. To
this the Attorney General replied that since Gilgit Baltistan does not
have a direct representation in the federal government, the President
issued the order on behalf of the government.
Gilgit Baltistan (till 2009 it was referred to as the Northern Areas
by the Government of Pakistan) does not find mention in the
Constitution of Pakistan and it is neither independent nor has a
provincial status. This huge territory, part of the erstwhile princely
state of Jammu and Kashmir, has been under Pakistan's control since
1947. It is currently governed by the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and
Self-Governance Order introducedby the Pakistan government in August
2009. The package was introduced mainly to assuage the prevailing
feeling of neglect among the people of the region, and made nominal
changes in thepolitical system such as restoring the original
nomenclature of Gilgit Baltistan, which was one of the long standing
demands of the local population. Currently, the region has an elected
assembly and a council headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. This
council wields all the powers and controls the resources and revenue
accrued from the region. Added to this, the government of the region
is under the overall control of the federal ministry of the Kashmir
Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan (KAGB).
It was in this context that the petition was filed and the Supreme
Court bench asked the federal government and the Ministry of KAGB to
provide a report on the political status of Gilgit Baltistan within a
period of 15 days.
The petition has unleashed an animated debate in the political circles
in Gilgit Baltistan. The issue dominated the proceedings of
theregion's Legislative Assembly in the following days. Legislators
articulated their views by putting forward two viable options: either
the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order be given
some kind of a legal cover, or the region be given the status of the
so-called AJK (Azad Jammu& Kashmir) which is ruled under aseparate
constitution. Some expressed their apprehension thatthe Empowerment
and Self-Governance package order was provisional, and until it is
legalised it may be repealed anytime to suit the whims and fancies of
successive governments in Islamabad. Some went to the extent of
calling Gilgit Baltistan a fake province with no constitutional
endorsement. A basic point which emerged from the discussion was that
till the timeGilgit Baltistan remains 'disputed', it cannot be
assimilated as an additional province of Pakistan.
The Law Minster of Gilgit Baltistan,Wazir Shakil, tried to downplay
thewhole issue by stating that since the order was a presidential
order,it could not be abolished. The Chief Minister, Syed Mehdi Shah,
however tried to build consensus by urging political allies to insist
upon the federal leadership to take up the matter in Islamabad's
parliament pursuing permanent status for Gilgit Baltistan.
This political deadlock is not a case in isolation. The people of
Gilgit Baltistan are disillusioned with the way Pakistan is
administering the region and the local leadership has rejected the
political set-up provided under theempowerment package.
Chinese involvement in Gilgit Baltistan

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