Adding borders, erasing autonomy
The 33-province proposal avoids Pakistan’s most relevant comparison: its own smaller, resource-rich but institutionally weak regions. by Fazal Ali Saadi
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Parliament
Seats secured, mandate rejected: the G-B power paradox
eople of Gilgit-Baltistan know this post-election ritual all too well. The electioneering clamor subsides, the slogans are shelved and the “independent” candidate –yesterday an embodiment of principled detachment, today becomes the most courted citizen in the region.
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Gilgit-Baltistan Polls: Now Comes The Real Test
by Fazal Ali Saadi The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections held on June 7, 2026, were largely peaceful, barring isolated violence and
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Diamer Division: A Landscape of Neglect and Backwardness
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin Diamer Division comprises Astore and Diamer districts, the most neglected and impoverished region in Gilgit-Baltistan. Poverty
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Gilgit Division– A Powder Keg of Identities and Power
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin Comprising the four districts of Gilgit, Ghizer, Hunza, and Nagar, the Gilgit Division is far more
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No More Lofty Promises: Gilgit-Baltistan Aspires to Real Power
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin With electioneering concluding tonight after reaching its climax, Gilgit-Baltistan stands at a crossroads. The assembly elections
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Ballots Marked, Voices Ignored – The Gilgit-Baltistan Paradox
by Fazal Ali Saadi As the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections approaches, the familiar theatrics of Pakistan’s ruling parties have descended on
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PTI accused of nepotism in KP assembly inductions
by Irshad Ullah Khan Peshawar: Violation of merit has allegedly been made in recruiting over 100 officers on various posts
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A case for participatory governance in G-B
By Ghulam Amin Beg The old Indian narrative on Jammu and Kashmir of a democratic dispensation, constitutionally guaranteed local autonomy
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Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on Nov 15
General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) will be held on November 15, according to a summary moved by the government and approved by President Arif Alvi. The notification comes amid a plethora of rumours in power corridors on the constitutional status of the disputed region triggering a debate in mainstream and social media.
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Yak herding is vanishing in Upper Mustang. So are the yaks.
Amid geopolitical concerns, a changing climate and the increasing intrusion of the modern world, young nomads are abandoning their traditional
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GBLA polls 2020
by Sajjad Ahmad GILGIT-BALTISTAN will hold elections on Aug 18, 2020, for the Legislative Assembly’s 24 constituencies. The government’s five-year
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SC quashes reference against Justice Isa
Herald Report Islamabad: Pakistan’s top court on Friday threw out the presidential reference against senior judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa
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Polls: SC puts Gilgit-Baltistan govt on notice
Herald Special Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday put on notice the advocate general and government of Gilgit-Baltistan on
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Safeguarding public interest and role of bureaucracy
By Mesum Qasmi Bureaucracy has three major roles to play: maintain social order, implement laws and policies framed by
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