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