Gilgit-Baltistan protest over trade intensifies as KKH blocked for third day

Gilgit-Baltistan protest over trade intensifies as KKH blocked for third day

Local importers and exporters have been protesting against what they call the exploitative policies of FBR.

GB traders’ protest intensifies as Karakoram Highway remains blocked

The protest movement against the federal government’s trade policies escalated sharply on Sunday in Gilgit-Baltistan as traders and political groups blocked the vital Karakoram Highway (KKH), disrupting on both sides of the mountainous artery. According to media reports, the protest—led by the Gilgit-Baltistan Importers and Exporters Association in alliance with local chambers of commerce and traders’ unions—has entered its third day, with demon…