r/GilgitBaltistan • • Aug 14 '25

Discussion At least 2.5k people have boycotted Pakistan's independence day on Instagram

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • 11d ago

Discussion The hunza party

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As you may have heard of the new coming out of hunza related to the party the just sealed the hotel it was a private party and somebody complied the recordings and snaps and thought it would be a good idea to release them what the individual did was wrong and had no right to invade someone's privacy like that and about the drug consumption it was morally wrong too.

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Jul 21 '26

Discussion I asked Chatgpt to generate a controversial meme about Gilgit-Baltistan and it gave me this

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • May 18 '26

Discussion Planning a Skardu honeymoon from Karachi on a strict 200k budget. Is it doable? Need realistic advice!

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Hey everyone,

I’m planning my honeymoon for late August / early September. We’ll be travelling from Karachi, and honestly, we are on a tight budget—we can only spend around 200k PKR total for both of us, including absolutely everything.

My absolute dream is to experience the iconic Skardu flight and go glamping in Deosai. But looking at the numbers, I’m realising the flight alone might eat up a massive chunk of our budget.

We don't need high-end rooms or luxury hotels at all. As long as the place is clean, safe, and gives us our privacy, we are totally good. If glamping is going to completely break the bank, we are willing to drop the overnight stay and just do a day trip instead.

Given the 200k limit:

  1. Is this realistic? If flights take up 110k–120k, can we realistically manage jeep rentals, food, and clean rooms for 4-5 days on the remaining 80k?
  2. Glamping alternatives: If overnight glamping is out of reach, what’s the best way to experience Deosai on a budget?
  3. Hidden Gems: We want to avoid overly crowded, commercial spots where possible. What are some quiet, romantic, or lesser-known places we should look into?

Would love to get some honest feedback, budget hacks, or clean guesthouse recommendations from anyone who has done a budget trip there recently. Thanks!

r/GilgitBaltistan • • May 13 '25

Discussion Why do mainland Pakistanis get triggered when presented with facts?

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One of the many examples where mainlanders 🇵🇰 show their frustration with downvotes.

r/GilgitBaltistan • • 6d ago

Discussion Alternative to Renting a Car in Skardu

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Hello, My wife and I are traveling to skardu for 1 week this November from Karachi and our plan is to book a luxury hotel and just relax. We don't want to travel and go to places because we have already explored that already on our last trip.

The thing which i want to discuss is that i don't want to book a car with or without a driver as we are not traveling and visiting any places. We will just move from one hotel to another and in one week we'll visit 3 hotels (2 days each) and go to the airport and come from airport. So booking a car and driver is just an extra expense for us.

So what will be the alternative for this as I don't think there will be any Indrive or Yango in Skardu.

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Sep 17 '26

Discussion Cleaning Drive - Respect The Place

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So I did something this year. Between the months of March and June, I visited GB multiple times to just pick up trash leftover by the tourists. What made me sad was that so many tourists made fun of me. They were like, “bhai ye 2 min mai dubara yahan wrappers giray hon gy” blah blah.

I just thought maybe people (tourists) might join me in this (and some did) but it never kinda took off yk. Maybe our people only act nice when you are filming something? Maybe this is exactly what I should do when next time I visit. But yes, it was kinda sad to see how most of our nation wants to act “right” for the instagrams amd the youtubes of this world, but in real world they don’t really care!?

Anyways, I am being very judgmental rn. Maybe next time I’ll try to make this activity an actual thing to create some impact! Or should I just engage locals next time around?

r/GilgitBaltistan • • 2h ago

Discussion Ending Kashmir cause in entirety is the way forward

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I think it is about time people whose states' status has been hijacked because of kashmir valley demand total end of kashmir cause narrative.

Before we go on I find this thing very nagging, j and k referendum as a 'whole state' referndum, it is a very unfair concept from getgo. If we look at history j and k was made up of several several different groups. Diff ethnic groups where groups despite having some genetic, links by and large would be different from each other. This whole state was artificially stitched together by Dogras and has nothing organic about it as a national identity.

So concept of collective referendum to decide fate is most f ked up idea.

One ethnic group that would be in majority will get to decide for almost 5-6 major ethnic groups of state. How is this even fair?

Ethnic kashmiris of valley have always been a majority, if their majority decides to join india or go independent, their wrong will will be enforced on others. Also, add to it kaahmiris of valley are very openly racist against pahari ppl of ajk and indian jk (pir panjal and chenab valley ppl).

We already have an example of it from 47 when jammu massacre was happening Sheikh Abdullah of Kashmir overwhelmingly supported by valley Kashmiris who casually watched muslims of pir panjal get slaughtered, their women r..ped happily supported Abdullah to join india (they deny it now but history is witness to it) and they screwed up remaining pahari muslims in iojk.

The whole idea of a numeric majority ethnic grp deciding fate is absurd when state is so multiethnic.

No kashmiri should have a tiny grain sized right to decide for ppl of ajk and gb.

What should have been decided is dividing regions of state and holding referendum in individual region and letting them vote just for their own region. Like gb only voting for gb. Pir panjal only voting for pir panjal, kashmir valley just for valley and end it.

Whoever in between wants to join india goes with them like kashmir valley joined india in 47, whoever wants to join pakistan goes with them like gb and ajk aceded to pakistan after a full on war they fought and didn't attach themselves like parasites to other group like maqbool bhatt and other key kashmiri leaders.

The decision was made back in 47.

This vote is for only pakistanis and except pak punjabis (because since last 4 months their forces have been killing protestors in ajk) and ethnic kashmiris from valley anyone from pakistan can vote.

Lets end this kashmir cause, this is a foreign war which punjabi establishment is forcing on ajk and gb by keeping their status hanging.

13 votes, 1d left
Turn Loc Into PemraBorder - completely withdraw claim from indian controlled of J and K
No, I want this absurd conflict to drag on and watch ppl in ajk and gb suffer due to kashmiris' azadi stuff
I support punjabi generals using ajk land for so called kashmir cause to keep lining their pockets

r/GilgitBaltistan • • 27d ago

Discussion Balti and Tibetan comparison

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • 16d ago

Discussion Surah Al-Fatihah 1:1-7 translated in Balti language

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • 15d ago

Discussion Varieties/Dialects of Burushaski

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • May 08 '25

Discussion Is Gilgit-Baltistan safe from Indian attacks?

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In case some of you are not aware, India has been attacking Pakistan with both Air-to-surface missiles (ASMs) as well as kamikaze-style drones. Pakistan retaliated in response and downed multiple aircraft (5 or 6 according to ISPR) and destroyed several unmanned drones.

In all these situations, there doesn't seem to be any concern around Gilgit-Baltistan. Is it safe to say Gilgit-Baltistan is not an area of interest during the ongoing escalations?

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Jan 08 '25

Discussion Remembering Imran Khan's advice to the people of Gilgit to protect their land from corporate as 7,000 kanals in Shigar has been sold in 2024 to non-locals according to revenue records

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • Jun 29 '26

Discussion What's there excuse now?

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What are those retards in WPGDB doing, the amount of load shedding in this heat is unbearable. In winters there is not enough water we get it but what is the excuse now. power shutdown for hours is totally unacceptable.

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Jan 09 '25

Discussion Is Pakistan trying to annex Wakhan Corridor from Afghanistan?

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • Sep 14 '25

Discussion He spent 23 years in Pakistan before 1971

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“during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, India temporarily captured about 15,010 km² of Pakistani territory, including a significant portion of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, but returned it all to Pakistan under the 1972 Simla Agreement.” is this true?

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Apr 30 '26

Discussion Do Gilgiti (including Ismaili) women generally prefer marrying within their own community, or are they open to marrying men from Punjab and the rest of Pakistan

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • Jun 12 '26

Discussion Can we rent a bicycle in Skardu?

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • May 11 '26

Discussion Balti script

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r/GilgitBaltistan • • Jul 08 '26

Discussion Road Conditions Gilgit to Astore and further to TARASHING

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Assalamu alaykum. I was hoping somebody could let me know the general of this road please. I will be travelling early/mid September by motorbike. Thank you

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Nov 17 '24

Discussion how do you feel about non gilgiti/chitrali people calling the pakol hat pakistani?

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before i start, i just wanna say im half pakistani and up until a bit recently, i didn’t really care for the culture & the general situation in pakistan so mb if i say anything wrong and pls correct me. i do know that technically we are a part of pakistan. where this question even comes from is cuz i saw a couple of afghans claiming the pakol hat as their own, but then they found out that its not 😭😭 and so they started saying how it’s not “pakistani” either as most pakistanis aren’t gilgiti/chitrali?? like how does that make any sense? that’s literally one of the things i love the most about my pakistani side. it’s how a kashmiri can say that the sindhi cap is pakistani or how a pashtun can say that the balochi turban is pakistani. its j so beautiful how so many diff cultures can appreciate other cultures and call them their own since they all share the same nation.

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Mar 19 '26

Discussion Genuine question

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is there electricity and gas in gilgit baltistan? is it interrupted or no?

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Sep 24 '25

Discussion Gilgit-Baltistan's GDP and Tax Relief Concerns

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Gilgit-Baltistan's GDP stands at 600 billion PKR, but the recent 4 billion PKR tax relief accounts for just 0.6% of the region's economy. While this might seem like a minor boost, there's a catch—big traders could exploit this relief to smuggle goods, especially those linked to Pathan networks. What do you think about this?

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Apr 09 '26

Discussion Scooter hire

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Any recommended place for a scooter hire to do daytrips?

r/GilgitBaltistan • • Oct 17 '25

Discussion Cherry trees blooming in October near Gilgit — what’s going on?

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Hey everyone!
I’m living in Sultanabad, a village near Gilgit, and I’ve noticed something strange — the cherry trees are starting to blossom again, just like they do in summer. I’m a bit confused because this usually doesn’t happen at this time of year.

Can anyone explain to me what might be happening, scientifically?

And Autumn is here?