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GILGIT BALTISTAN UNITED MOVEMENT
NEWS BULLETEN 2009
Struggle Freedom Justice
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Skarud Baltistan
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GBUM Press Conference
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Press conferenceGilgit Baltistan: Self Governance Ordinance designed todefuse nationalists momentum for Independent
Respected Journalists!
I would like to draw your attention to the strategically located regions ofthe South Asia which is disputed between India and Pakistan and theworld knows it by the term the last colony of the 21st century. The regionis called Gilgit-Baltistan and is surrounded by four nuclear powers;Pakistan, India, China and Russia. Before Pakistan occupied it, the regionremained as an independent entity for thousands of years and boasts its
own culture, language, traditions and political system. In 1947, the localsfreed themselves from the despotic Dogra rulers of Jammu & Kashmirand established the Gilgit Republic. On April 28, 1949, Pakistanigovernment signed an agreement with the leaders of J&K MuslimConference, called the Karachi Agreement of 1949, which enabledPakistan to acquire administrative control of these regions. Since then thenatives of Gilgit-Baltistan are treated like slaves and Pakistan has violatedUNO Resolutions on J&K by occupying these regions.
There is no document to prove that Gilgit-Baltistan desired merging with
Pakistan. If it was true, then locals of Gilgit-Baltistan would have hadenjoyed constitutional rights under article 1 of the Pakistani constitutionrather being ruled through a presidential ordinance for the last 63 years.When the Karachi Agreement of 1949 linked Gilgit-Baltistan with AJK, itshould have been made part of it. Instead, these regions are governed bya KANA Division Minister who hails from Punjab or NWFP and imposeshis will upon the locals like a viceroy. Pakistani government does not stopfrom talking and demanding freedom for Jammu & Kashmir and Palestine,
but they have kept people of Gilgit-Baltistan enslaved for the last 63years. By not granting genuine autonomy, the locals are deprived of rightswhich others enjoy in Pakistan.
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According to the Empowerment and Self-Rule Order 2009 the
provincial like set up will be given to Gilgit Baltistan.The governor
will be the constitutional head and executive authority of the region
who will be utilizing his powers through the chief minister and the
cabinet The governor of the region will be appointed by the
President of Pakistan .The post of the governor can also be handedover to the federal minister for Gilgit Baltistan while the prime
minister of Pakistan will be the head of the council. The chief
minister will be the head of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. The selection
of the cabinet of Gilgit-Baltistan will be done by the governor instead
of the chief minister. The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly however, cannot
discuss or legislate on issues relating to defence, foreign affairs,
finance, security and interior.The law officer of the government will be called advocate general
who will be appointed by the governor. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council
will consist of 15 members including six members recommended by
the president, prime minister of Pakistan and the governor of Gilgit-
Baltistan and six members proposed by the chief minister and
legislative assembly of the region. The chairman of the council will
be the prime minister of Pakistan, while governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
will be its vice-president. The legislative assembly will consist of 33
members out of whom 24 will be elected directly; six women
members will be selected by the house, while there will be three
technocrat members. The assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan will have no
power to legislate against the principles of Sharia and in case of any
confusion it can approach the Islamic Ideology Council of Pakistan..
The region will have a supreme appellate court which will hear
appeals against verdicts of all subordinate courts in the area. The
court will consist of one chief judge and two other judges. Cont.
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Gilgit Baltistan United Movement as representatives of the people ofGilgit-Baltistan disapproves this ordinance. In order to grantpolitical and judicial rights to locals, we demand that:
After abolishing Gilgit-Baltistan Presidential Ordinance forEmpowerment and Self-governance, 2009, an independent andautonomous legislative assembly for Gilgit-Baltistan should
be incepted and local authoritative government should beplaced as per the UNCIP resolutions, where the people ofGilgit-Baltistan will elect their president and the primeminister
Only defence, foreign affairs and treasury should remain withPakistan whereas all other administrative affairs should bedelegated to the local authoritative government.
In order to ensure autonomy, all Pakistani civil personnel should be
withdrawn from Gilgit-Baltistan and replaced with localadministration. The State Subject Rule should be reinstatingwith immediate effect.
To ensure peace in Gilgit-Baltistan, the right of speech should berespected. Further, all Pakistani para-military personnelincluding those of frontier constabulary, Chitral scouts, PakRangers and Khyber rifles should be withdrawn from Gilgit-Baltistan. Further illegal involvement of Pakistani agencies inthe local affairs should be stopped.
All historical trade and tourist routes between Kargil and Skardo,Chorbat and Nubra, Gultari and Drass, Guraiz and Astore,Ishkomen and Tajikistan should be opened to improvelivelihoods of locals as well as allowing divided familymembers to reunite on humanitarian basis.
Manzoor Hussain Parwana
Chairman,Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
September 3, 2009
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SKARDU: 7 September 2009
Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement while rejecting the new packagedemanded that an independent and autonomous legislative assembly forGilgit-Baltistan should be formed with the installation of local authoritativegovernment as per the UNCIP resolutions, where the people of Gilgit-Baltistan will elect their president and the prime minister.
Speaking at a press conference, Chairman of the GBUM, ManzoorHussain Parwana said in order to ensure autonomy, all Pakistani civilpersonnel should be withdrawn from Gilgit-Baltistan and replaced withlocal administration. The State Subject Rule should be restored withimmediate effect. "To ensure peace in Gilgit-Baltistan, the right of speechshould be respected. Further, all Pakistani paramilitary personnelincluding those of frontier constabulary, Chitral Scouts, Rangers andKhyber Rifles should be withdrawn from Gilgit-Baltistan. Illegalinvolvement of Pakistani agencies in the local affairs should be stopped.
He also demanded that all historical trade and tourist routes betweenKargil and Skardu, Chorbat and Nubra, Gultari and Drass, Guraiz and
Astore, Ishkomen and Tajikistan should be opened to improve livelihoodsof locals as well as allowing divided family members to reunite onhumanitarian basis.
On August 29, 2009, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani unveiled the"Empowerment and Self-governance Ordinance 2009 for Gilgit-Baltistan".The ordinance will pave way to impose a governor's rule through
Pakistan's colonial system. This reform package is a hoax and the twomillion inhabitants of Gilgit-Baltistan condemn it by calling 'The Ordinancefor Advancement of Slavery'.cont:
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Mr Parwana has reiterated that Gilgit-Baltistan is disputed part of Jammu
& Kashmir and as long as Jammu & Kashmir issue is not solved, Pakistan
can not annex these regions through a presidential ordinance and by
imposing governor's rule. The ordinance violates Pakistan's constitution
since Gilgit-Baltistan is not part of Pakistan and also members of the
federal cabinet which approved the package are not citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistani cabinet is not a legal authority to make decisions on Gilgit-
Baltistan as Gilgit-Baltistan does not fall under the jurisdiction of the
federal cabinet. This ordinance is not only illegal and immoral; it does not
fulfill the genuine political and judicial needs of the local people who want
nothing but complete autonomy as per UNCIP resolutions and not a
governor's rule. As per Pakistani constitution, the president of Pakistan is
not a representative of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, hence this ordinance
is illegal. "We fear that the governor will be an absolute authority who will
enjoy a status similar to that of the current chairman of NALA. He will
control the local legislature and the council. He opined
He said the UNCIP resolutions on J&K demand of Pakistan to place a
'local authoritative government' in Gilgit-Baltistan but this ordinance will
create a province like structure with Pakistani governor overseeing the
locals. It is not an alternative to what UNCIP has prescribed for Gilgit-
Baltistan. The word 'self rule' in the ordinance is just there to confuse the
world and the people of Gilgit-Baltistan. The governor's rule is created to
defuse the nationalist movements in Gilgit-Baltistan.Manzoor Hussain Parwana
Chairman
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