Gilgit-Baltistan Independence Day (; ) is celebrated on 1 November every year as

independence Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of ...

from Dogra Raj in 1947 but Independence day of Baltistan is 14 August 1948. Every 1 November is a holiday in

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...

, the flag hoisting ceremony is attended by the

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, Force Commander Northern Areas along with civil and military officials and war veterans of GB. In 2020 during the GB independence day celebration event in

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...

, former Prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan announced the provisional province status for Gilgit-Baltistan.

History

On this day in 1947, Brigadier Ghansara Singh, the governor appointed in

by Maharaja Hari Singh of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the local force of Gilgit Scouts under Major William Brown through a military coup and with that,

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was secured in Gilgit. An

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was established here in the name of the Republic of Gilgit of which Raja Shah Rais Khan was appointed as the president and Captain Mirza Hassan Khan as the military chief. Fifteen days later, the people of Gilgit announced their accession to

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on the basis of Islamic relations, and in this regard, the heads of both the states of Hunza and Nagar signed formal documents of accession with the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. By signing, he also confirmed the public's sentiments and wishes.

References

{{reflist Public holidays in Pakistan Culture of Gilgit-Baltistan November observances

History

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