Mass protests erupt in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, with locals demanding the release of their leaders and threatening civil war or merger with India if demands aren't met.

Massive protests in Gilgit-Baltistan due to discontent among Shia Muslims.

Protests follow a police report against a local Shia cleric, stricter blasphemy laws, and selective persecution of minorities.

Gilgit-Baltistan, despite natural resources, remains backward and ignored.

Locals express a desire to join the Indian Republic for more rights and respect.

Gilgit-Baltistan is historically treated as a Pakistani colony, with cultural and linguistic identities suppressed.

People in Skardu, part of Baltistan, share cultural and linguistic affinity with Ladakh, India.

The region faces economic exploitation, deprivation, and suppression of voices. Locals in Skardu call for the Carill-Skardu bus service to unite culturally divided people.

Skardu is Shia-dominated, facing suspicion and sectarian violence under Pakistani occupation.

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