Pakistan to upgrade status of part of Kashmir
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government will grant provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan – part of the disputed territory of Kashmir – drawing condemnation from India
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PAKISTAN
Azad Kashmir
Line of control 
KASHMIR
INDIA
CHINA
Gilgit- Baltistan
Aksai Chin

200km 125 miles
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Administered by:
India China Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan: Autonomous region to get provincial status – becoming fifth province of Pakistan

CHINA
Gilgit
KASHMIR
Islamabad
Lahore
NEPAL
New Delhi
INDIA
IRAN
Arabian Sea
AFGHANISTAN
Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Quetta
Punjab
PAKISTAN
Balochistan
Sindh
Karachi

300km 185 miles
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Nov 1 proposal by Imran Khan has been firmly rejected by India. Both Delhi and Islamabad have claimed all of Kashmir since gaining independence 73 years ago, and have fought two wars over territory
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Source: Reuters Picture: Associated Press
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