The elections in Gilgit-Baltistan are scheduled to be held in the upcoming months of 2026. This will be the fourth election since Gilgit-Baltistan got the quasi-provincial status. All three major parties of Pakistan have so far ruled the region, although the last ruling party, the PTI, fell short of completing its tenure. The successive parties waged the election war with manifestos hardly achievable. The much-celebrated one was making GB the fifth province of Pakistan. This election seems no different, as it too will likely be contested under the same banal manifesto.

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The gullible populace, every time, succumb to the temptation of this mantra. The complex deep inside their hearts always pushes the greed to be the formal part of Pakistan. The idea to link their fate to that of Kashmir was rejected long ago by the people of GB. This will be duality if one says that the people of Kashmir must have the right to self-recognition and opts for mutism when it comes to the people of GB. This right must be ensconced in the volition of the people of the region.

Another dark reality is the formation of the government by the federal ruling party in GB every time. One may say it is a coincidence, but in fact, it is anything but a........

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