About: Gilgit-Baltistan is a legal and constitutional part of Jammu & Kashmir illegally occupied by Pakistan since 1947. Gilgit-Baltistan is part of the greater Kashmir region, which is the subject of a long running conflict between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan claims Gilgit-Baltistan region as its fifth frontier. It is the northernmost area administered by Pakistan. The territory also borders Indian-administered union territories Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the south, and is separated from them by the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan.
