GENEVA: Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan raised concerns over worsening human rights violations in their regions during a side event held on the ...

Pakistan has set June 7, 2026, for long-delayed general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, reviving political activity in a strategically vital but constitutionally undefined region. The polls, held under ...

Recent events in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), which has a Shia majority, demonstrate the tensions.

Pakistan on Tuesday categorically rejected “unwarranted and irresponsible remarks” from India’s Ministry of External Affairs on upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. “India has no locus standi on ...