Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
 Provincial Government Seal
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| Seat of Government | Gilgit |
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| Assembly | |
| Speaker | Fida Muhammad Nashad |
| Members in Assembly | 33 |
| Governor | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan |
| Chief Minister | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman |
| High Court | Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court |
| Chief Justice | Muhammad Arshad Khan |
The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan (Urdu: حکومتِ گلگت بلتستان) is system of government based in Gilgit, Pakistan which stands as its capital.The Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the Five Provincial Governments of Pakistan.
The territory of present-day Gilgit-Baltistan became a separate administrative unit in 1970 under the name "Northern Areas." It was formed by the amalgamation of the former Gilgit Agency, the Baltistan District of the Ladakh Wazarat, and the hill states of Hunza and Nagar. It presently consists of ten districts, has a population approaching one million, an area of approximately 28,000 square miles (73,000 km2), and shares borders with rest of Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and India.
While administratively controlled by Pakistan since the first Kashmir war, Gilgit-Baltistan has not yet been formally integrated into the Pakistani state and does not participate in Pakistan's constitutional political affairs. On August 29, 2009, the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009, was passed by the Pakistani cabinet and later signed by the President of Pakistan. The order granted self-rule to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, by creating, among other things, an elected Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly and Gilgit-Baltistan Council. Gilgit-Baltistan thus gained de facto province-like status without constitutionally becoming part of Pakistan.
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