Pak raising constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan?

January 07, 2016 21:32

In a move that is bound to raise hackles in India, Pakistan is working on raising the constitutional status of its occupied Gilgit-Baltistan to address China's concerns over the $46-billion economic corridor through the strategic region.

The strategic region in the north provides the only vital link with China. It is also on the key route of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, linking western China to southern Pakistan's Gwadar Port with a network of roads, highways, railways and investment parks.

An official said that a committee was working on a plan to address Chinese concerns over its investment after India objected to its building of the CPEC through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

"One of the proposals is to raise the status of the region but it will be still short of regular province. The region would be mentioned in the Constitution and will be represented in Parliament," he said.

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