The assembly urged the federal government to take all necessary constitutional, legal and administrative measures.
SKARDU: The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly passed a resolution calling on the federal government to grant the region interim provincial status while maintaining Pakistan’s longstanding position on the Jammu and Kashmir.
The resolution states that granting Gilgit-Baltistan interim provincial status should not alter Pakistan’s official stance on the Kashmir or affect any future United Nations-backed plebiscite on the region.
Lawmakers also called for Gilgit-Baltistan to be granted representation in Pakistan’s National Assembly and Senate, as well as in all constitutional institutions, placing the region on par with the country’s existing provinces.
The assembly urged the federal government to take all necessary constitutional, legal and administrative measures to implement the resolution and extend full constitutional and democratic rights to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The resolution further said that any interim provincial arrangement should remain consistent with Pakistan’s international obligations while safeguarding its position on the Kashmir issue.
More read, Amjad Hussain elected unopposed as Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister
Earlier, A senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) lawmaker, Advocate Amjad Hussain, has been elected unopposed as Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The announcement was made in an assembly sitting chaired by Speaker Imran Nadeem, as no other candidate submitted nomination papers for the chief minister’s post. Officials said all members present in the house supported Amjad Hussain.
The formation of the new government followed an agreement among the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, under which the Speaker and Deputy Speaker were also elected unopposed.
PPP’s Imran Nadeem was elected unopposed as Speaker of the assembly, while PML-N’s Kifayat-ur-Rehman was chosen unopposed as Deputy Speaker.
