Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2026 A Puppet Show

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections a Puppet Show

Gilgit-Baltistan, a unit of the Pakistan-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, is going to hold elections to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on June 7 , 2026 under the Pakistan Legal Framework Order, 2018. This election is a puppet show through which the government of Pakistan has to choose facilitators in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly for itself. In order to keep the unconstitutional and undemocratic colonial system in place, the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly has no legislative powers and is not an Azad Kashmir-style state assembly. So that it is considered a provincial-style structure, by name it is called Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. Elections to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly are held every five years, through these elections the people have to elect representatives for themselves. It's an obvious thing in fact, through these elections, every time the political party in power in Islamabad chooses a puppet for itself. So that he can enjoy the natural resources of Gilgit-Baltistan by giving up his power. Gilgit-Baltistan's elections are always brought into existence through scheduled and electoral rigging, for which strategies are set before the elections, national and local parties of Gilgit-Baltistan are not allowed to participate in these elections because only political parties registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan are allowed to go to the elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. Because Gilgit-Baltistan is not a constitutional part of Pakistan, no party of Gilgit-Baltistan can be legally registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan, so the national parties of Gilgit-Baltistan have to be known as independent candidates in the election, it means that even if the nationalist of Gilgit-Baltistan wins all the seats of Gilgit-Baltistan, they will have to join a party of Pakistan to form the government, because the national and local people of Gilgit-Baltistan do not have the authority to form their government. In order to keep the national parties of Gilgit-Baltistan out of the elections, all the active and contesting leaders here have to announce the elections. Those arrested include Awami Action Committee chairman Ehsan Ali Advocate, Balawaristan National Front president Muhammad Nafees Advocate, Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement chief Shabir Hussain Mayar, Karakoram National Movement leaders Taaruf Abbas Advocate, Abrar Ali Bagroo, Babar Hussain and JKLF leader Nusrat Hussain. All the leaders who participated in the election all of them are in jail, while the Balawaristan National Front's supreme leader Nawaz Khan Naji is contesting the election as an independent candidate. Four leaders of the progressive Awami Workers Party are contesting the election. The election process and environment in Gilgit-Baltistan every year is arranged by the government of Pakistan according to its objectives, the most shameful thing is that there are distribution mechanisms between the political parties of Islamabad for government formation in Gilgit-Baltistan, which is the government in power in Islamabad. She also formed her own government in Gilgit-Baltistan, when the Pakistan People's Party was in power in Islamabad. The PPP formed the government in Gilgit-Baltistan when the PML-N was in power. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) formed the government. Under the leadership of Imran Khan. The PTI government was formed here, when Imran Khan was removed from Pakistan, the PTI government was removed from Gilgit-Baltistan, at that time there is a coalition government in Islamabad so a coalition government will be excepted to form in Gilgit-Baltistan because the principle of divide and rule is already established in Gilgit-Baltistan. In Gilgit-Baltistan, on the one hand, local and national parties are banned from participating in elections and campaigning, on the other hand, all political and religious parties of Pakistan have the freedom to come here and do political activities. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Amir Maqbool are campaigning here, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and Asifa Zardari are scheduled to campaign. While Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nair Bukhari, etc. have been camping for several months, this year the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has not been allowed to participate in the election from Gilgit-Baltistan, but the Istehkam Pakistan Party has been launched as an alternative. Among the religious parties Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen, Tehreek-e-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam are also participating in the election in full swing. Looking at the political activities so far and the list of hopefuls, it can be estimated that a coalition government will be formed in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) 6, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) 4, Istehkam Pakistan Party 4, PTI Supporters and Independents 7, Unity Muslimin, Tehreek-e-Islami, and Jamit Islam can take one seat each. There are high chances of the formation of the PML-N government.

گلگت بلتستان انتخابات 2026

گلگت بلتستان انتخابات پاکستان کے زیر اہتمام ریاست جموں وکشمیر کی اکائی گلگت بلتستان میں حکومت پاکستان لیگل فریم ورک آرڈر 2018ء کے تحت گلگت بلتستان اسمبلی کے لئے 7 جون کو انتخابات کرانے جا رہی ہے۔ یہ انتخابات ایک کٹھ پتلی تماشہ ہے جس کے ذریعے حکومت پاکستان نے اپنے لئے گلگت بلتستان اسمبلی میں سہولت کاروں کا چناؤ کرنا ہوتا ہے تاکہ یہاں پر موجود غیر آئینی اور غیر جمہوری نو آبادیاتی نظام کو بر قرار رکھا جا سکے، گلگت بلتستان اسمبلی کے پاس کوئی قانون سازی کے اختیارات نہیں اور نہ ہی یہ آزاد کشمیر طرزکی ریاستی اسمبلی ہے، بظاہر اس اسمبلی میں وزیر اعلی اور سپیکر کے عہدے متعارف ہیں تاکہ اسے صوبائی طرز کی ڈھانچہ سمجھا جائے تا ہم یہ کوئی صوبائی اسمبلی نہیں کیونکہ نام سے ہی اسے گلگت بلتستان اسمبلی کہا جاتا ہے۔ گلگت بلتستان اسمبلی کے لئے انتخابات ہر پانچ سال بعد ہوتا ہے، ان انتخابات کے ذریعے عوام نے اپنے لئے نمائندے منتخب کرنا ہوتا ہے یہ ایک بظاہر سی بات ہے در اصل ان انتخابات کے ذریعے ہر دفعہ اسلام آباد میں بر سر اقتدار سیاسی جماعت اپنے لئے ایک کٹھ پتلی کا چناؤ عمل میں لاتا ہے تاکہ اپنی اقتدار کو دوام بخش کر گلگت بلتستان کی قدرتی وسائل سے لظف اندوز ہو سکے۔ گلگت بلتستان کے انتخابات ہمیشہ سے طے شدہ اور انتخابی دھاندلیوں کے ذریعے وجود میں لائی جاتی ہے، جس کے لئے انتخابات سے قبل ہی حکمت عملی ترتیب دی جاتی ہے، گلگت بلتستان کی قومی و مقامی جماعتوں کو ان انتخابات میں حصہ لینے کی اجازت نہیں ہوتی کیونکہ الیکش کمیشن آف پاکستان میں رجسٹرد سیاسی جماعتوں کو ہی گلگت بلتستان کے انتخابات میں جانے کی اجازت ہے کیونکہ گلگت بلتستان پاکستان کا آئینی حصہ نہیں اس لئے گلگت بلتستان کی کوئی بھی جماعت الیکشن کمیشن آف پاکستان میں قانونی طور پر رجسٹرڈ نہیں سکتی اس لئے گلگت بلتستان کی قومی جماعتوں کو الیکشن میں آزاد امیدوار کے طور پر جانا ہوتا ہے، اس کا مطلب ہے کہ اگر گلگت بلتستان کی قوم پرست گلگت بلتستان کی تمام سیٹیں جیت بھی جائے تو انہیں حکومت بنانے کے لئے پاکستان کی کسی پارٹی میں شامل ہونا ہوگا، کیونکہ یہاں گلگت بلتستان کی قومی و مقامی لوگو ں کو حکومت بنانے کا اختیار حاصل نہیں ہے۔ گلگت بلتستان کی قومی جماعتوں کو انتخابات سے باہر رکھنے کے لئے یہاں کے تمام سرگرم اور انتخابات میں حصہ لینے والے قائدین کو انتخابات کا اعلان ہوتے ہیں گرفتار کر لئے گئے ہیں جن میں عوام ایکشن کمیٹی کے چیرمین احسان علی ایڈووکیٹ، بالاورستان نیشنل فرنٹ کے صدر نفیس ایڈووکیٹ، گلگت بلتستا ن یونائیٹڈ موومنٹ کے چیف شبیر حسین مایار، قراقرم نیشنل موومنٹ کے رہنماؤں تعارف عباس ایڈووکیٹ، ابرار علی بگورو، بابر حسین اور جے کے ایل ایف کے رہنماء نصرت حسین شامل ہیں۔ یہ تمام رہنماء جو انتخابات میں شامل تھے وہ سب جیل میں ہیں، جبکہ بالاورستان نیشنل فرنٹ کے سپریم لیڈر نواز خان ناجی آزاد امید وار کے طور پر الیکشن میں حصہ لے رہے ہیں جبکہ ترقی پسند پارٹی عوامی ورکرز پارٹی کے چار رہنما الیکشن میں حصہ لے رہے ہیں۔ گلگت بلتستان میں ہر سال انتخابی عمل اور ماحول کو حکومت پاکستان اپنے مقاصد کے مطابق ترتیب دیتے ہیں، انتہائی شرمناک بات یہ ہے کہ گلگت بلتستان میں حکومت سازی کے لئے اسلام آباد کی سیاسی جماعتوں کے درمیان تقسیم کا طریقہ کار موجود ہیں، جو حکومت اسلام آباد میں برسر اقتدار ہوتی ہے وہ گلگت بلتستان میں بھی اپنی حکومت بنا لیتی ہے،جب اسلام آباد میں پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کی حکومت تھی، گلگت بلتستان میں پیپلز پارٹی کی حکومت بنائی گئی جب مسلم لیگ ن کی حکومت تھی یہان مسلم لیگ ن کی حکومت بنائی گئی جب اسلام آباد میں عمران خان کی حکومت تھی یہاں تحریک انصاف کی حکومت بنی، جب عمران خان کو ہٹایا گیا گلگت بلتستا ن سے بھی تحریک انصاف کی حکومت ختم کی گئی، اس وقت اسلام آباد میں اتحادی حکومت ہے اور گلگت بلتستان میں بھی اتحادی جماعتوں کی ھکومت ہوگی کیونکہ گلگت بلتستان میں تقسیم کرو اور حکومت کرو کا اصول قائم ہے، گلگت بلتستان میں ایک طرف مقامی اور قومی جماعتوں کی انتخابات میں شمولیت اور انتخابی مہم پر پابندیان عائد ہے تو دوسروں طرف پاکستان کی تمام سیاسی و مذہبی جماعتوں کو یہاں آ کر سیاسی سرگرمیاں کرنے کی کھلی آزادی ہے ، پاکستان مسلم لیگ کے رہنماؤں نواز شریف، مریم نواز اور امیر مقام یہاں انتخابی مہم چلا رہے ہیں، پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے چئیرمین بلاول بھٹو، آصفہ زرداری کا شیدول طے ہے جبکہ قمر زمان قائرہ، نیر بخاری وغیرہ کئی مہینوں سے ڈیرے لگائے بیٹھے ہیں، اس سال پاکستان تحریک انصاف کو گلگت بلتستان سے الیکشن میں آنے کی اجازت نہیں دی گئی ہے تاہم متبال کے طور پر استحکام پاکستان پارٹی کو لانچ کیا گیا ہے، مذہبی جماعتوں میں مجلس وحدت مسلمین، تحریک اسلامی اور جمییت علماء اسلام بھی انتخابات میں بھر پور طریقے سے حصہ لے رہے ہیں۔ اب تک کی سیاسی سرگرمیو ں کو دیکھ کر اور امیداروں کی فہرست پر نظر کیا جائے تو یہ اندازہ کیا جا سکتا ہے کہ گلگت بلتستان میں مخلوط حکومت بنے گی، پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن6، پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی 4، استحکام پاکستان پارٹی 4 پی ٹی آئی حامی اور آزاد 7، وحدت مسلمین، تحریک اسلامی،اور جمیت اسلام ایک ایک سیٹیں لینے سکتی ہیں۔ حکومت مسلم لیگ ن کی بننے کے امکانات زیادہ ہے.

Gilgit Baltistan: Misuse Anti-Terrorism Law

Gilgit Baltistan: Misuse Anti-Terrorism Law Gilgit-Baltistan political and social leader Shabir Hussain Mayar was arrested on the night of 18 April 2026 from a local hotel in Gilgit city where he had come for treatment from Skardu. In view of the apprehension of attending the meeting, Shabir Mayar has been produced before the Anti-Terrorism Court and handed over to the Joint Investigation Team on physical remand twice, he will be on physical remand until May 12, 2026. The arrest of Shabir Mayar and the false anti-terrorism case foisted on him and his repeated physical remand is enough to understand the human rights situation in Gilgit-Baltistan, the arrest of Shabir Mayar and the case against him is in contradiction with the basic human rights guaranteed in the Constitution of Pakistan itself, and the filing of a case of terrorism without any crime against a peaceful and ailing entrepreneur is a strong evidence of the misuse of this law. Shabir Mayar was kept under house arrest for two years for fighting for his civil rights. A few days ago, he came to Gilgit city for his check-up as he was suffering from a serious heart disease. He was arrested there and is not allowed to meet his lawyers in the police station. Shabir Mayar is 44 years old, he belongs to the Kharmang Valley of Baltistan, he is the chief organizer of the Gilgit-Baltistan United Moment, he has been arrested a few weeks before the general elections for the assembly in Gilgit-Baltistan and the office of his political party Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement has been sealed, as the Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement was going to represent the people by participating in the elections. After the arrest of the chief organizer and the closure of the office, the involvement of the national party Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement in the elections is uncertain. The Secretary General of Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement has called upon the Government of Pakistan to stop the alleged human rights violations in Gilgit-Baltistan and immediately release all political leaders of Gilgit-Baltistan including Shabir Mayar so that they can exercise their franchise by joining the general elections. Secretary General Gilgit Baltistan United Movement Skardu Baltistan May 2, 2026

Gilgit Baltistan: Free Shabbir Mayar, the political leader of GB

Skardu (Press Release) 19 April 2026

Shabbir Mayar, Chief Organizer of the Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement, was arrested from a local hotel in Gilgit, Baltistan Inn, and detained at the JIT Center Gilgit. Shabbir Mayar had come from Skardu to Gilgit for medical treatment. On the night of April 16, 2026 law enforcement agencies took him into custody and transferred him to an undisclosed location. The Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement strongly condemned this action, calling his arrest state oppression. Such measures are a conspiracy to alienate the new generation of Gilgit-Baltistan from the Government of Pakistan. Shabbir Mayar has unjustly been placed on the Fourth Schedule for eight years to restrict his political activities and travel. Shabbir Mayar is a strong and powerful voice of the oppressed and marginalized people of Gilgit-Baltistan, and his repeated arrest reflects increasing political pressure in the region. He has been arrested to prevent him from participating in the forthcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan in next month so that he cannot campaign on public issues. Leaders of the United Movement have demanded that the government immediately release Comrade Shabbir Mayar and refrain from any unlawful actions against him. They warned that if his release is delayed, a full-scale protest movement will be launched. Issued by Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement Central Secretariat Skardu

GILGIT BALTISTAN UNITED MOVEMENT CHIEF ORGANIZER ARRESTED IN GILGIT MIDNIGHT

گلگت (خصوصی رپورٹ) — گلگت بلتستان یونائیٹڈ مومنٹ کے چیف آرگنائزر کامریڈ شبیر میار کو گلگت کے ایک مقامی ہوٹل، بلتستان ان، سے گرفتار کر لیا گیا۔ ذرائع کے مطابق کامریڈ شبیر میار اپنے علاج کی غرض سے گلگت آئے ہوئے تھے جب قانون نافذ کرنے والے اداروں نے انہیں حراست میں لیا۔ سیاسی و سماجی حلقوں نے اس اقدام کی شدید مذمت کی ہے۔ مختلف رہنماؤں اور کارکنان کا کہنا ہے کہ کامریڈ شبیر میار گلگت بلتستان کے محکوم اور مظلوم عوام کی ایک مضبوط اور توانا آواز ہیں، اور ان کی گرفتاری علاقے میں بڑھتی ہوئی سیاسی دباؤ کی عکاسی کرتی ہے۔ یونائیٹڈ مومنٹ کے کارکنان نے حکومت سے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ کامریڈ شبیر میار کو فوری طور پر رہا کیا جائے اور ان کے خلاف کسی بھی قسم کی غیر قانونی کارروائی سے گریز کیا جائے۔ انہوں نے خبردار کیا کہ اگر ان کی رہائی میں تاخیر کی گئی تو بھرپور احتجاجی تحریک شروع کی جا سکتی ہے۔ دوسری جانب حکومتی ذرائع کی جانب سے اس گرفتاری پر تاحال کوئی باضابطہ مؤقف سامنے نہیں آیا۔ انسانی حقوق کی تنظیموں نے بھی واقعے کا نوٹس لیتے ہوئے شفاف تحقیقات کا مطالبہ کیا ہے

Gilgit-Baltistan student leader forcibly disappeared in Islamabad

The Chairperson Amnesty International SOS- Gilgit-Baltistan student leader forcibly disappeared in Islamabad We would like to draw your attention to an important humanitarian issue that the President of the Punjab Division of the Baltistan Students Federation (BSF), Aun Muhammad Baltistani, was picked up by plainclothes security forces from his residence Jasmine Garden Islamabad on March 28, 2026, along with his two real-brothers, Najamuddin Jalali and Mohammad Zakariya Mutahri. Aun Muhammad Baltistani has been forcibly disappeared, and has been missing for several days. The forced disappearance of the student leader is a clear violation of the constitution and law, this forced disappearance has made thousands of students of Gilgit-Baltistan studying in Pakistan insecure and their parents worried about their children. There is strong resentment among the people of Gilgit-Baltistan over the forced disappearance of the student leader, Shabir Mayar, chief organizer of the Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement (GBUM), has strongly condemned the forced disappearance of Aun Muhammad Baltistani, calling it an alleged violation of human rights and demanded his immediate release. Aun Muhammad Baltistani is 25 years old. He belongs to the border area of Baltistan, is a doctor by profession and does not belong to any religious group, but he always tries to solve the problems of students of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. He always talk about peace, brotherhood and regional issues. ( https://web.facebook.com/aun.muhammad.16547)

There are already thousands of cases of forced disappearance and extra-constitutional abduction and killing of people in Pakistan, after Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the forced disappearance of a student from Gilgit-Baltistan has worried two million unconstitutional citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan's indigenous political party Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement ( GBUM) has demanded the government of Pakistan to immediately release Aun Muhammad Baltistani and if he is accused of any kind, he should be produced in court and given the right to self-defense. The Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement calls upon organizations working on human rights and enforced disappearances within Pakistan and internationally to raise their voice for the safe recovery of Aun Mohammad Baltistani and contribute to ending the distress and public anxiety of his parents by securing his release. Shabbir Mayar The chief organizer Gilgit Baltistan United Movement, Skardu Baltistan 5 April 226

Misuse of Anti-Terrorism Laws in Gilgit Baltistan

Misuse of Anti-Terrorism Laws in Gilgit Baltistan The government of Pakistan is enacting the Anti-Terrorism Act 1976 to take action against terrorists and banned organizations in Pakistan, but the government has been misusing this law against nationalist political leaders and human rights and social media activists of Gilgit Baltistan since June 21, 2018. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has confirmed in its report 2020 that the government of Pakistan is misusing the Anti-Terrorism Act to harass political and human rights activists in Gilgit Baltistan. There are 36 persons placed in the proscribed person list, the majority of them are political and social activists raising voice for the rights of Gilgit Baltistan. For the last six years, government secret agencies have also been negotiating with various people to remove their names from Schedule IV.Many people have been withdrawn from the Schedule Forth after a secret deal and a pledge was taken from them that they will not do any kind of politics on the national issues of Gilgit Baltistan and will live a life of anonymity. The imposing of ATA Schedule IV on peaceful political workers and social media activists contradict the provisions of the Geneva Convention and the Constitution of Pakistan, which allegedly deprive people of the right to vote, the right to organize, the right to expression, the right to employment and the right to freedom. The prominent political leaders and right activists are still being placed on Schedule fourh to suppress their leadership skills by weakening them economically and keeping them away from the struggle for people's rights. The Chairman and Chief Organizer of Gilgit Baltistan United Movement are among them, who are constantly being placed in schedule forth to suppress their struggle for the rights of the enslaved people of Gilgit Baltistan . All the persons included in schedule four have had their bank accounts frozen, identity cards blocked and passports confiscated and their political activities banned. They are not allowed to run business or services. Their families are badly suffering and children are being force to left the schools. The Anti-Terrorism Law cannot be implemented in a disputed region under any circumstances constitutionally and legally, the purpose of the application of this law is only to crush the people's resistance movement against the colonial system in the disputed region. Actions against Political leaders and Social Activists by Misusing Schedule 4th Hunza: Hasnain Ramal hailing from Hunza a social media activist has been arrested on June 2021 and sent jail on posting a public issue on facebook. Earlier Ramal’s name was put on Schedule 4 of the # ATA to make ground to arrest him. He was under trail in Anti Terrorism Court last 8 years on posting political, national and basic human rights’ issues of Gilgit Baltistan on social media. SKARDU: Young lawyer and activist and leader Asif Naji, and GBUM activist Shabbir Mayar were arrested by law enforcement agencies on 7 September 2018.Both were put in schedule 4 of the Anti-Terrorist Act before arrestment. Skardu : Nationalist leader Manzoor Parwana ( Chairman GBUM) was arrested on 1st July 2021 on a post in social media against FWO ,an army construction company on illegal land grabbing and damaging public property on Juglote Skardu road. He was imprisoned then got bail from court; he is under trial in the ATA court last 4 years for justice. Kharmang : Shabbir Mayar Chief Organizer GBUM was arrested on 19th October 2023 . His arrest comes in the wake of the sealing of Central Secretariat of Gilgit Baltistan United Movement by the authorities in Skardu. The administration sealed the Central Secretariat of GBUM later arrested the chief organizer and sent jail with charged that he did not follow schedule 4th restriction. Nagar: The social media activist Yawar Abbas from Nagar, Gilgit Baltistan arrested on 22 June 2024, accused to "maintain public order." The order accuses Yawar Abbas of "instigating" the public against various institutions and had previously been placed on the controversial "Schedule 4" list. The Deputy Commissioner has decreed that Yawar Abbas be held for 30 days at Minawar Jail in Gilgit. ISSUED Muhammad Iqbal Secreatry General Gilgit Baltistan United Movement Gilgit Baltistan. References