Political victimization and Voices of survivors in Gilgit-Baltistan; Case Study of Progressive and Nationalist Political Victims

Abstract

Political dimensions and shifting of power changes with times, Political victimization in politics with political workers happens across the world. The political ground of Gilgit Baltistan is mostly unknown to the world because world only knows the beautiful sceneries and highest peaks of high Asian mountains but not the existence and sufferings of people in the mountains. Its status was discussed only with reference to Kashmir dispute, but from last few years the region is spot lighted in national and international media due to climatic changes, outburst of glaciers, Natural disasters, Political uprisings and CPEC project. When these issues came to surface new debate opened about political status of Gilgit-Baltistan a national discourse, regional voices and international powers raise question on status of GB. Pakistan was strong argument on dispute Kashmir and Kashmir policy till 2013, but now the government is thinking to change the status of region to full fledge provisional position.