Pakistan asked to withdraw its civil and military colonial rulers from Gilgit Baltistan

SKARDU
Press conference ,16 November 2008
Gilgit Baltistan United Movement has observed 16th November as black day and called a press conference to attention the international community towards a wrath colonization of 61 years under the usurped controlled of Pakistan. Addressing a press conference at Skardu Manzoor Hussain Parwana Chairman Gilgit Baltistan United Movement urged the Government of Pakistan to withdraw its civil and military colonial rulers from Gilgit Baltistan to ensure the restoration of basic human rights of the enslaved people of the unrest region.
Civil and military bureaucracy should cease its policy of dividing people by fomenting sectarian and ethic strife. The bureaucracy has inherited this policy from its colonial masters. This is an obnoxious policy of Pakistani rulers to maintain status quo in Gilgit Baltistan. He accused
Parwana said that we will reject any package granted by govt of Pakistan because we are a nation and the nation needs independence not package. We are struggling to get rid of colonial forces to establish our own autonomous constitutional assembly by doing so the indigenous people can run the affairs of the independent sate through their elected representatives.
The government of Pakistan should end the usurpation of the rivers, mountains and jungles of Gilgit-Baltistan. The right of using local resources should be given to local people, and illegitimate and unconstitutional construction of Skardu and Diamer Dam should be halted”. He added.
Parwana demanded to abolish of all kind of taxes charged by the government of Pakistan directly or indirectly from the people of the area because Gilgit-Baltistan does not have representation in the national assembly and Senate.

Press conference
Manzoor Hussain Parwana
Chairman
Gilgit Baltistan United Movement
Skardu Baltistan