Every year on November 1, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) officially celebrates its independence from Kashmir’s Dogra family rule. Gilgit was liberated on November 1, 1947 while Baltistan was freed in 1948 as a result of a bloody freedom war.

1. Presentation
Gilgit Baltistan
 Noureena parveen
 Faiza babar
 Nawazish Hasnain
 Uzra mehraj
 Urooj baig
 Faiz qara
 Anila hisam
 Aitzaz khan
 Asma ahmed
 Bisma

2. Histor
y
 Before independence of
Pakistan and the partition of
India, Gilgit was ruled by
maharaja Hari Singh.
 In 1935 ,he handed Gilgit to
British government.
 In August 1947 British handed
Gilgit back to Hari Singh.
 In 1949 a meeting held in
Karachi in which Gilgit was
declared as part of Kashmir.

3. President Gilgit baltistan
 On 1st november , the state of Gilgit
was established.
 The State existed for only 15 days
 Shah Raees was the first president of
Gilgit Baltistan
 The stat was abolished on 16th
November 1947

4. GB Scouts
 GB Scouts have played a vital role in
the war against maharaja Dogra raaj
fot the independence of gilgit
Baltistan

5. Geography
 A land of immense geographic and strategic
significance
 Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is gifted with geo-
corridors ever exploited by empires / powers
of all times. Even today, great powers of the
time like China, Russia, US (in Afghanistan)
and India embrace it from all directions.
 It borders Pakistan's KPK province to the
West
 Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the North
 China to the Northeast
 Azad Kashmir to the SouthwesT
 Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir to the
East and Southeast
 . GB covers an area of 72,971 square
kilometers (28,174 miles). It has an
estimated population of 1.249 Million.

6. Gilgit Baltistan heroes
 Lalak Jan. Martyred
in Kargil war
awarded Pakistan's
highestAwards: Nish
an-e-Haider
 Sir Jan Ali Jan Babaye
Hareep (father of hareep),
Babaye Mosique (father of
music) of Gilgit
Baltistan.Awards
:presendetial award

7. Musicians
 Natasha Baig, singer-songwritrmusic
Sufi rock Albums: Zariya, Khirad (A
Tribute to Allama Iqbal), Coke Studio
Season 11: Episode 1
 Islam Habib burushashki
poet/singer/musician part of new
official national anthem
recordingruns music own academy

8. Sports women
 Samina Khayal Baig is a Pakistani
high-altitude mountaineer .
climbed Mount Everest, all Seven
Summits by 2014, and K2 .. She is
the first Pakistani woman to climb
Everest, K2 and the Seven
Summits. She climbed Mt. Everest
at the age of 21. Awards: Pride of
Performance
 Anita KarimPakistan's first MMA
fighting athleteone warrior
series(OWS ) champion7gold/ 1
silver medals in pakistan
grappling challenge(PGC)2x
National BJJ🏆2x Submission
Grappling

9. Sports man
 Usman Wazeer Pakistani
professional boxer Asian Boxing
Federation Welterweight title. first
Pakistani to win title
 Ali sadpara completed the first winter
ascent to the summit of nanga
parbat,sumited Mt Everestfound
dead at K2 Bottleneck on 18
February 2021Awards: Pride of
PerformanceMovies: Through The
Unknown

10. Life style


11. Family system
 Gilgit Baltistan’s way of living is
mostly joint family system
 Which signifies their deep love for
their family’s solidarity and walefare.

12. Fuel Efficient Stoves
 Locally designed fuel efficient
stoves helps in households in
gilgit Baltistan to breath clean
air indoor.

13. Dress code
 There is not any official kind of dress
in Gilgit Baltistan , Both men and
women wears white salwar kameez
because white colour is sign of
peace.

14. Traditional cap
 Gilgit men’s dress
 White cap with afar gamburi
 White salwar kameez
 Longh cloak chugha
 Gilgit women’s dress
 Women cap farsin
 The custom of wearing caps by Gilgit
Baltistan Women have a unique
feature of its cultural heritage.

15. Agriculture
 Gilgti bsltistan is
particularly well
suited for the
production of
deciduous fruits and
nut crops.

16. Dry fruits
 Being famous and top
seller of dry fruits in
Pakistan. GB dry fruits
provides the best
combination of nutrition
and taste packed together
for healthy life.
 Source of income as well

17. Clean And Green GB
 Natural environment neat and
unsoiled ,through pollution control
avoid deforestation by recycling
waste product and by keeping the air
water and land clean.

18. Traditional food


19. 1)Chapshuro 2)Molida
 its a delicious meal that
all meat lovers can enjoy.
 this traditional Hunza valley food is
popular in both central hunza and
Gojal.

20. 3)Dao Dao soup 4)Tomoro Tea
 :This incredible dish is perfect for
when you are trying to stay warm
during the chilly Gilgit Baltistan
winters.
 :Is known to have many medical
properties.Locals use it to treat the
common cold and to cure headache.

21. Festival
 A festival is an event
ordinarily celebrated by
a community and
centering on some
characteristic aspect of
that community and its
religion or cultures

22. SHANDUR POLO FESTIVAL
 Shandur Polo Festival is one of the main Gilgit
Baltistan celebrations in Pakistan. It is held at
Shandur Top from July seventh to ninth every
year; the level situated on Shandur Pass is
designated "the top of the world".The groups
participating in the Polo Championship come
from different areas of Chitral and Gilgit-
Baltistan. Starting around 1936, this
celebration has been held consistently, and
travelers from everywhere the nation can take
part in this. Shandor Polo has turned into a
legend from one side of the planet to the
other, and worldwide vacationers stay with it
consistently. There are additionally live people
music, moving and setting up camp.

23. Ginani Festival
 This is one more yearly yield picking
celebration, eagerly celebrated in Hunza
and the Nagar Valley. The date of the
celebration is typically the longest day of
the year, June 21. The festival began the
ten days of Ginani. Performers from Altit
Castle played a song called Hareeps in
Burushaski for ten days until Ginani Day.
Upon the arrival of Al-Janani, individuals
assembled in a spot called chataaq. Give
wishes to the prosperity of the local area,
and concentrate and cook wheat berries
from the gathered wheat plants. An
extraordinary dish called “Dirum Petit”.

24. Mayfung festival
 May Fung, means playing with fire is to
welcome the new year and say
goodbye to the harsh winter season on
December 21 which marks the longest
night and shortest day of the year,
when the temperature drops to below
minus 20 degree celsius. Symbolically,
the mega event is also celebrated to
purge society from evil forces. People
holding torches made of wood dance
on traditional music, lit bonfires and
distribute traditional dishes among
participants of the event.

25. Marriage
 The simplicity in wedding makes it
really special and Aesthetic.
 There is no demand for dowry no
pressure of expensive stuff which
makes everyone feel equal
 Bride and groom gets ready wearing
cultural cap which is handmade. And a
special jewelerY is put on the brides
cap which is made of silver ,known as
Silsila.
 The groom takes sword with him which
shows the kingship, that depicts that
groom is king of the day.

26. Language
 Approximately 7 different languages
spoken in gb
 Balti language of Chinese tibetan
family spoken in Pakistan
 Brushaski unique language found in
Nagar Yasin hunza gb
 Shina largest language
 Wakhi spoken in wakhan gojal
Tajikistan Afghanistan and china
 Kalash languages of birir vallege
rumbur of Kailash region of chitral
 Pashtu : immigration in late 1980
.not regional language

27. Tourism in gilgit
 Natural beauty, diverse
landscapes and lots of rock
climbing, trekking, hiking and
fishing opportunities make Gilgit-
Baltistan the best tourist destination
in Pakistan for sure.

28. Mountains
 K2 (2nd Largest peak)
 Passu cones
 Nanga parbat

29. GLACIERS
 Passu glacier
 Siyachen glacier
 Batura glacier

30. FORTS
 ALTIT FORT
 BALTIT FORT
 KHAPOLO FORT

31. Lakes
 Borith lake
 Attabad lake
 Satpara lake
 Khalti lake
 Rainbow lake

32. Sites
 Deosai National park
 K2 base camp trek
 Husseini bridge
 Khunjerab National
Park
 Karakarom highway
 Rakaposhi view point
 Ondra poyega
 Eagle nest
 Fairy medows

33. Music
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) may not be a priority region in terms of governance and social development,
but a group of socially-conscious and culture-sensitive people have experimented with the
integration of folk music in the school curriculum for the first time in the region

34. Instruments
 RADITIONAL MUSIC: Music (Hareep). The instruments commonly used in Gilgit-
Baltistan of Pakistan are Dadang (drum), Damal and Surnai while some other
instruments like Sitar, Gabi(Flute) Rabab and duff represent the different areas.

35. Musician
 Natasha baig
 Salman Paras
 Kasheef din
 zia ul karim ( late)