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Among more practical revendications, the GBUM demands that the Gilgit-
Baltistan regions, officially known as the Northern Areas, should be
represented in the Kashmir Council of Azad Kashmir and that the Northern
Areas Legislative Council should be given the status of a legislative assembly
and given similar rights granted to the existing Azad Kashmir Legislative
Assembly.
( Sarwar Kashani, Gilgit leaders call official Independence Day a 'joke', Indo-
Asian News Service (IANS), Wednesday November 21, 2007. )
Leaders
Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan_United_Movement
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Manzoor Hussain Parwana
Chairman, Gilgit Baltistan United Movement (GBUM)
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Date : December 10,2007
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‘The emergence of new Independence day 21ST November for Gilgit Baltistan may be
included in the package of General Musharraf granted for the region recently”.
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Gilgit Baltistan leaders congratulated the Pakistani nation on ending the unrest eight
years dictatorship of General Musharraf in consequence of un-tired efforts of
lawyers, judges, politician, journalists and members of civil society.
“In the colonized history of Gilgit Baltistan the press and media was severely
suppressed and the journalists were booked and beaten to force down the voice of
people in the regime of Musharraf. A monthly magazine “Kargil International” was
banned on demanding to establish a commission to find out the culprits of Kargil
conflict and its chief editor indicted in sedition charges. The reporter of Geo TV was
badly beaten by an army officer in Skardu.” GBUM leader added.
The people of Gilgit Baltistan also demanded to the new COAS of Pakistan, Mr.
Ishfaque Kiani to establish a commission to identify the responsible persons who
pulled the NLI soldiers into the furnace of Kargil operation in guise of militants and
refused to accept their dead bodies.
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Mr. Parwana said that Gilgit Baltistan nation is not only denied their basic identity
but are also denied the right to vote in elections. Thus they do not have an
Assembly or representative/s in the Pakistan Assembly, nor can they vote for any
member of the Pakistan Assembly, yet they hold Pakistani national identity card.
This confused state of affairs is superadded by absolute authority of controlling all
decisions about that land by Pakistan Army personals.
The consideration number of people celebrated the winning of PPP and PML (N) in
Gilgit Baltistan is a shameful act, it is a dance of slaves over change of master. He
criticized
The bogus empowerment package of President Musharraf is not only rejected by
the people it is also rejected by the international community such as member of
European Parliament Emma Nicholson and termed it a cosmetic. "We want a
constitution assembly not a colonial-era like Legislative Assembly under the control
of Pakistani minister" he said.
Mr. Parwana also demanded Mr. Kayani to establish a commission on Kargil
Operation 1999 to identify the hidden hands behind the Operation in which a very
large number of youth from Gilgit Baltistan were made to die like goats and sheep.
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3. All the land routes including animal transport and vehicular should be open
between Gilgit Baltistan and the adjoining countries especially the historical
route between Kargil and Skardu so that the divided families can meet each
other.
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4. All those non-local people who have procured lands and permanent residences in Gilgit
Baltistan in clear violation of State Subject Rule should be enforced in true letter and spirit.
Forces and Pakistani citizens withdrawal, according UNCIP resolution.
5. As per the suggestion of the President of Pakistan General (rtd) Musharraf, India must
vacate Kargil and Laddakh and at the same time Pakistan should vacate its forces from
Gilgit Baltistan.
6. The Pakistan’s colonial system of rule should end from Gilgit Baltistan and all non-local
military and civilian bureaucracy should be send back to Islamabad and it should be
replaced with the local people.
7. In Gilgit Baltistan, the official intelligence agencies of the Government of Pakistan should
b stopped from interfering in public matters and the respect of Human Rights in these
regions be ensured.
8. The special communication Organization (CO) and Frontier Work Organization (FWO)
should be changed over with local, civil appropriate institutions and the local youth must
get opportunities to their entire livelihood.
9. The false court cases against the nationalist persons of Gilgit Baltistan be finished. The
ban on the monthly international magazine be lifted and the freedom of expression and
security of journalist be ensured in this vital region.
11. The various proposed big dams i.e. Diamer Basha dam, Bunji dam and Skardu dam be
abandoned straightaway. Construction of Dams or any big change is not acceptable, unless
the free will of the people is asked by impartial body like UN and all disputed issues are
solved according to the will of the people.
12. In the context of the affairs of the private division company working on the Sadpara
dam, it is demanded that this company reinstate the terminated local workers, and stop
their revengeful attitude towards local labour and all injustices should be stopped.
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Press conference ,16 November 2008
Gilgit Baltistan United Movement has observed 16th November as black day
and called a press conference to attention the international community
towards a wrath colonization of 61 years under the usurped controlled of
Pakistan. Addressing a press conference at Skardu Manzoor Hussain Parwana
Chairman Gilgit Baltistan United Movement urged the Government of Pakistan
to withdraw its civil and military colonial rulers from Gilgit Baltistan to ensure
the restoration of basic human rights of the enslaved people of the unrest
region.
Civil and military bureaucracy should cease its policy of dividing people by
fomenting sectarian and ethic strife. The bureaucracy has inherited this policy
from its colonial masters. This is an obnoxious policy of Pakistani rulers to
maintain status quo in Gilgit Baltistan. He accused
Parwana said that we will reject any package granted by govt of Pakistan
because we are a nation and the nation needs independence not package. We
are struggling to get rid of colonial forces to establish our own autonomous
constitutional assembly by doing so the indigenous people can run the affairs
of the independent sate through their elected representatives.
The government of Pakistan should end the usurpation of the rivers,
mountains and jungles of Gilgit-Baltistan. The right of using local resources
should be given to local people, and illegitimate and unconstitutional
construction of Skardu and Diamer Dam should be halted”. He added.
Parwana demanded to abolish of all kind of taxes charged by the government
of Pakistan directly or indirectly from the people of the area because Gilgit-
Baltistan does not have representation in the national assembly and Senate.
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