Karakoram Province is a proposed autonomous region for the Shi'a Islam-majority areas of northern Pakistan. According to the movement for autonomy in the 1980s, it was to span most of the Karakoram mountain range,[1] covering Gilgit District, Kurram Agency and the Shia majority areas of Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province. However, the Zia Regime violently opposed any religious based movement for autonomy.
Groups supporting autonomy for Karakoram Province
- Gilgit Baltistan Democratic Alliance
- Gilgit Baltistan United Movement
- Balawaristan National Front
- Karakoram National Movement
References
- ^ "Himalayas, Karakoram, Indus". Encyclopedia Britannica. 26 July 1999.
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