The Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) adopted a joint resolution on Tuesday demanding Prime Minister Imran Khan and state institutions to grant the region provisional provincial status, and provide it with representation in Parliament and other constitutional bodies.
The resolution was presented jointly by GB Chief Minister, Khalid Khurshid Khan, GB minister Raja Azam Khan, opposition leader Amjad Hussain advocate from the PPP, Pakistan Muslim Leauge Nawaz's (PML-N) Ghulam Muhammad, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWM) member Muhammad Kazim and Jamiat Ulema-e Islam’s (JUI-F) Rehmat Khaliq.
GB Chief Minister, Khalid Khurshid Khan turned to twitter and wrote, “Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly unanimously passed a historic resolution demanding provision of constitutional rights to the region”.
He further added, “I myself presented the resolution in the assembly. I am thankful to the opposition leader for their support”.
While expressing his gratitude to the opposition and government he said, "The demand for constitutional rights is a unanimous demand of the people of GB, not that of an individual/ party”.
“The unity we've shown on this issue needs to be repeated again at a federal level," he concluded.
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— Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan (@AbdulKhalidPTI) March 9, 2021
Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly unanimously passed a historic resolution demanding provision of constitutional rights to the region. I myself presented the resolution in the assembly. I am thankful to the opposition leader for their support.. pic.twitter.com/xOoWAXqMWs
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— Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan (@AbdulKhalidPTI) March 9, 2021
And also the members of government for working their best to create consensus. The demand for constitutional rights is a uninamous demand of the people of GB, not of an individual/ party only. The unity we've shown on this issue needs to be repeated again at federal level.
The resolution was passed by the house unanimously and stated that a bill to amend the Constitution to declare GB a provisional province of Pakistan should be passed by Parliament without causing any damage to the Pakistan’s stance regarding Kashmir issue.
Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, termed the development a "historic day", congratulated GB representatives on unanimously passing the resolution.
Histrionic day for the people of #GilgitBaltistan all parties unanimously demand interim provincial status for GB to ensure constitutional rights for the people... truly a leap forward... kudoos to all who made it possible pic.twitter.com/V02Jf43K2y
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 9, 2021
In November 2020, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur announced that the federal government had decided to elevate the status of GB to a province, following which Prime Minister Imran Khan constituted a 12-member committee to make recommendations in this regard in December.
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