Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009

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The Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 is a legal framework introduced by Pakistan to grant limited self-rule, a legislative assembly, and a governance structure resembling that of a province to the Gilgit-Baltistan region.

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional order ⓘ
legal framework ⓘ
aimsTo address long-standing demands for self-governance in Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
enhance political participation of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
provide a measure of autonomy in local affairs ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
characteristic does not grant representation to Gilgit-Baltistan in the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
retains significant powers with the federal government of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutionalContext Pakistan’s policy of not fully integrating Gilgit-Baltistan pending resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
createsBody Gilgit-Baltistan Council ⓘ
createsOffice Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
criticisedFor maintaining ambiguity about the region’s status within Pakistan ⓘ
not granting full constitutional rights to residents of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
establishesBody Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court ⓘ
federalOversightBy Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
governs political institutions of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
grantsBody Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly ⓘ
grantsRight election of members to the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly ⓘ
introducesSystem parliamentary system at the regional level ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
legalForm presidential order ⓘ
legalStatusOfRegion does not constitute Gilgit-Baltistan as a full province of Pakistan ⓘ
modelledOn provincial governance structure of Pakistan ⓘ
promulgatedBy President of Pakistan ⓘ
promulgatedUnder executive authority of the Federation of Pakistan ⓘ
providesFor a Governor as the representative of the federal government ⓘ
elected legislative assembly in Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
executive authority exercised by a Chief Minister and cabinet ⓘ
purpose establish a legislative assembly for Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
grant limited self-rule to Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
provide a governance structure resembling that of a province ⓘ
relatedTo Kashmir dispute ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir conflict

constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
replacedBy Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018 ⓘ
subjectMatter distribution of legislative powers between Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly and Gilgit-Baltistan Council ⓘ
executive authority in Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
judicial arrangements for Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
year 2009 ⓘ

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Government of Gilgit-Baltistan → constitutionalBasis → Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 ⓘ
Government of Gilgit-Baltistan → establishedBy → Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 ⓘ
Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan → createdBy → Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 ⓘ