The sectarian spectre in Gilgit-Baltistan
Part - II Though there was no serious confrontation between different sects in Gilgit-Baltistan during the British period, there were latent sectarian prejudices among the populace. Colonel John Biddulph in…
The sectarian spectre in Gilgit-Baltistan: Part – I
Part - I The issue of sectarian violence in Gilgit-Baltistan cannot be analysed through an idealised view that tends to paint the region as an idyllic paradise where no violence…
Voices from Gilgit-Baltistan
The government faces a series of challenges in exercising its political writ in the remote regions of the country. But it seems to have no palpable plans to address the…
Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan and Ministry of States & Frontier Regions: Rationalisation of institutions – XII
With years of poor governance, especially in the last decade, the institutions of Pakistan have suffered immensely and have recorded a significant decline with some being on the verge of…
Colonial transactions in Gilgit-Baltistan
For the last few months, news about making Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) a province of Pakistan has been making the rounds. This development is eliciting different responses from various sections of society…
Gilgit-Baltistan quagmire
The first Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly completed its tenure on Dec 10 last year. The prime minister appointed a caretaker chief minister the same day. The presidential order of 2009 that had…
Gilgit-Baltistan quagmire
THE first Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly completed its tenure on Dec 10 last year. The prime minister appointed a caretaker chief minister the same day. The presidential order of 2009 that had…
Gilgit case and intolerance
THE government must address the issues raised by the Gilgit anti-terrorism court’s curious verdict against media persons, for much more is at stake than the legal rights of the defendants.…
Gilgit-Baltistan and the New Great Game
The famous Silk Route has witnessed many vicissitudes for more than two millennia. This route was disrupted many times because of political events engulfing the regions spanning from Ch’ang-an, modern…
Self, society and suicide in Gilgit
The contemporary society of Gilgit is undergoing an existential crisis begotten by drastic changes and ruptures caused by the forces of modernisation. For the last four decades it has been…
