In the cause of Allah

In December 2022, the Pakistani government appropriated commercial land in Gilgit-Baltistan. It claimed that the land belongs not to those whose families have lived on it for generations. The land belongs to the Pakistani government. It is the latest in a long series of abuses against the GB people, who first came under Pakistani rule in 1949. People fought against the Dogra (Kashmiri Maharajas) government and declared independence in 1949. Being a Muslim-majority region, the people preferred to join Pakistan. China, Pakistan, the United Nations, and India have considered GB a disputed territory. The state of Pakistan runs GB’s political and administrative affairs. In 2009, GB got a provincial assembly with some political power. Riots recently erupted. The state of Pakistan tried to demolish the property and appropriated people's land. The region's inhabitants have demonstrated their anger over the forced appropriation of land. Since 1949, Pakistan has been forcibly acquiring l...