Decoding human rights crisis in Pakistan administered Jammu-Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

Decoding human rights crisis in Pakistan administered Jammu-Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the world’s most forgotten political betrayals. In 1949, Pakistan consolidated control over the region through the so-called “Karachi Agreement,” handing key powers to Islamabad without a single representative from Gilgit-Baltistan at the table. Since then, the region has largely been governed from afar, with locals having little say over decisions affecting their land, resources, and future. The contrast is telling: w…