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Sunday 6 September 2009

Autonomy of Gilgit-Baltistan

Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira has emphasized that autonomy of Gilgit-Baltistan will not affect Kashmir Cause.

Talking in a media program here Saturday, he informed that Kashmiri Leadership and representatives of Northern Areas have been taken into confidence regarding to give autonomy to Gilgit-Baltistan for constituting its internal and external security institutions and law enforcement agencies.

He also reiterated that All-Parties Conference has also approved the decision for autonomy of Gilgit-Baltistan, therefore the decision will not affect the Kashmir Cause.

PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif and some other leaders have intended to hold discussions over the autonomy decision in the Parliament, as all the issues can be discussed at the parliament’s forum constitutionally, Kaira said.

He further elucidated that India has forcefully occupied Kashmir, but Pakistan has given autonomous status to Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas and the Kashmir issue would be addressed according to the whims of the Kashmiris and according to the UN’s resolution; and not according to the directives of India or Pakistan.

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