Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement

Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
Abbreviation	GBUM
Chairperson	Manzoor Parwana
General Secretary	Muhammad Iqbal
Founder	Manzoor Hussain Parwana
Headquarters	Skardu Baltistan
Ideology	Autonomous Gilgit Baltistan
	Politics of Pakistan; Political parties; Elections;

The Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement (GBUM) is a political movement of Gilgit-Baltistan based in Skardu, Pakistan. It demands a fully autonomous state consisting of Gilgit and Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas.^[1]

The GBUM states that the Gilgit-Baltistan regions, formerly known as the Northern Areas, should be denoted "Gilgit-Baltistan" and that the Northern Areas Legislative Council should be given the status of an "Independent Constitutional Assembly" and given similar rights granted to the existing Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly.^[2]

^ "Gilgit-Baltistan leaders reject Musharraf's empowerment package". Webindia123.com. Asian News International. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
^ "Gilgit Baltistan United Movement (GBUM) Letter to Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, October 12, 2006". Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[1] "Gilgit-Baltistan leaders reject Musharraf's empowerment package". Webindia123.com. Asian News International. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.

[2] "Gilgit Baltistan United Movement (GBUM) Letter to Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, October 12, 2006". Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

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