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Gilgit Baltistan, which became a single administrative unit in [[1970]], was formed from the amalgamation of the [[Gilgit Agency]], the [[Baltistan District]] of the [[Ladakh|Ladakh Wazarat]], and the states of [[Hunza (princely state)|Hunza]] and [[Nagar (princely state)|Nagar]]. Gilgit Baltistan remains part of the Kashmir dispute. The [[Government of Pakistan]] since Independence regards the entire area of Jammu and Kashmir as "territory in dispute" to be resolved by a [[plebiscite]] to be held throughout the former state in order to determine the area's final accession to either India or merger with Pakistan. Gilgit Baltistan is governed by a Governor and a Chief minister, the latter elected by a legislative assembly. Gilgit Baltistan covers 64,817 [[square kilometre|km²]] (28,174 [[square mile|mi²]]). | Gilgit Baltistan, which became a single administrative unit in [[1970]], was formed from the amalgamation of the [[Gilgit Agency]], the [[Baltistan District]] of the [[Ladakh|Ladakh Wazarat]], and the states of [[Hunza (princely state)|Hunza]] and [[Nagar (princely state)|Nagar]]. Gilgit Baltistan remains part of the Kashmir dispute. The [[Government of Pakistan]] since Independence regards the entire area of Jammu and Kashmir as "territory in dispute" to be resolved by a [[plebiscite]] to be held throughout the former state in order to determine the area's final accession to either India or merger with Pakistan. Gilgit Baltistan is governed by a Governor and a Chief minister, the latter elected by a legislative assembly. Gilgit Baltistan covers 64,817 [[square kilometre|km²]] (28,174 [[square mile|mi²]]). | ||
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|+'''Gilgit–Baltistan Region Symbols''' | |||
! Title | |||
! Symbol | |||
! Image | |||
|- | |||
| '''Provincial animal''' | |||
| [[Tartary ox]] || [[Image:Close to Naltar Lake - Pakistan.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Provincial bird''' | |||
| [[Shaheen falcon]] || [[Image:Shaheen Falcon DSC5640.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Provincial flower''' | |||
| [[Wild Himalayan apricot]] || [[Image:Apricot tree flowers.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Provincial tree''' | |||
| [[Himalayan Deodar Cedar]]|| [[Image:Gol National Park, Chitral, KPK, Pakistan (35220554743).jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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The Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly is a 33-seat [[unicameral]] [[Legislation|legislative]] body. It was formed as part of the ''Gilgit–Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order, 2009''. This order gave the region self-rule and an [[election|elected]] legislative assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shigri |first=Manzar |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |title=Pakistan's disputed Northern Areas go to polls |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2012-06-20 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143750/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbcouncil.com|title=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|publisher=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|accessdate=20 July 2013}}</ref> Before this, the region had been directly ruled from [[Islamabad]]. | The Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly is a 33-seat [[unicameral]] [[Legislation|legislative]] body. It was formed as part of the ''Gilgit–Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order, 2009''. This order gave the region self-rule and an [[election|elected]] legislative assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shigri |first=Manzar |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |title=Pakistan's disputed Northern Areas go to polls |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2012-06-20 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143750/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbcouncil.com|title=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|publisher=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|accessdate=20 July 2013}}</ref> Before this, the region had been directly ruled from [[Islamabad]]. | ||
== Districts of Gilgit Baltistan == | == Districts of Gilgit Baltistan == | ||