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ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Sunday his government had decided to give “provisional provincial” status to part of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India, which administers two-thirds of Kashmir and claims it in its entirety, as does Pakistan, has denounced the proposed status of what Islamabad calls Gilgit-Baltistan. “I ...

Despite protests against the Pakistan government over changing the status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday granted the territory a provisional provincial status, according to news reports. “One of the reasons for me coming to Gilgit-Baltistan is to announce that we ...

India on Sunday opposed Pakistan’s move to grant provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, saying the government firmly rejected Islamabad’s attempts to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory, “under its illegal and forcible occupation”. Earlier in the day, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan formally announced the provisional ...

Image for representation.The Ministry of External Affairs said that instead of seeking to alter the status of these Indian territories, "we call upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation".News18.com New DelhiLast Updated: November 1, 2020, 19:57 ISTFOLLOW US ON:India on Sunday criticised Pakistan's attempts to ...

Despite protests in the country and strong opposition from India, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday officially announced the provincial status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), which New Delhi asserts is part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.Khan used the occasion to blame India for the Shia-Sunni sectarian violence in the country, saying ...

Despite the ongoing protests against the Pakistan government over its decision to change the status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced the granting of provisional-provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo News reported. “One of the reasons for me coming to Gilgit-Baltistan is to announce that we have ...

The provincial government in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar to conserve the historic buildings which are in dilapidated condition and facing demolition threat. The Department of Archaeology in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has decided to allocate sufficient funds ...

GILGIT, PakistanPolitical and civil leaders in Pakistan's northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are clamoring for the area to become the country's fifth province following the controversial move by India last year to scrap the autonomous status of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.Formerly known as the Northern Areas and once part ...