INDEPENDENCE DAY- 1 NOVEMBER CELEBRATED IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN AS IT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN CELEBRATED UNDER PECULIAR COLONIAL YOKE OF SLAVERY
On 31st October 1947, Gilgit, Bunji garrison and adjoining territories started
witnessing dramatic events unfolding into a change of regime and a revolution
in the offing. The people of Gilgit remained awake on night 31st October/ 1st
November and troops moved from Bunji towards Gilgit, from Gilgit cantt towards
Minawar and Agency house and the population could not sleep due to extreme
excitement. Somewhat, a same situation in a different milieu was repeated after
62 years on 31st October and 1st November 2009.
GBDA engineered a breakthrough after two decades of hard and wise struggle in
individual and collective manner but the colonial govt of Pakistan was hell
bent upon filling the vacuum with lies, bluffs, orders and packages. The
political vacuum was to be filled up by Govt’s pet federal parties and Kashmiri
name was made a taboo. GBDA leadership first of all stemmed the artificial tide
of package bluffed support and then went onto a counter offensive by preparing
the public for 1st November commemorations in a befitting manner. Gilgit
proper, suburban towns and Bolor country district areas were hundred percent
ready to come and participate at their own expenses, unlike the federal pet
parties, who are spending money in millions and billions, the nationalist
parties had only few thousand rupees. Some estimated cautiously that the
turnout would be atleast ten thousand i.e. equal to one million of Karachi and
Punjab in quality and quantity as well as effort
in this sparsely populated area. The boys and the old were equally motivated
and ready to participate. The non local colonial apparatus got afraid.
GBDA leadership correctly estimated enemey’s designs and in the afternoon
started preparing the Garhi bagh space for general public gathering. The
government machinery got nervous and they decided at noon of 31st October 2009,
not to allow this public gathering to be held at Garhi bagh at all cost. GBDA
took advantage of the ensuing confusion and started the Jalsa in the evening
with fiery speeches. In the meantime heavy contingents of police, elite force,
Punjab rangers, Frontier constabulary and NA scouts started encircling the
venue as show off force. Ultimately, GBDA leadership along with eighty
colleagues were arrested at nightfall. The news of this stupidity spread like
jungle fire. A significantly big protest rally circled Gilgit bazaars and
dozens of people were arrested during night. Next day, the protests started
simultaneously throughout Gilgit-Baltistan. All the roads leading to Gilgit
were blocked by law enforcement agencies. Various
rallies coming from Gilgit valley, Hunza-Nagar valley, Chilas, Astore and
Baltistan were stopped. Confusion was compounded by intelligence agencies and
their touts.
Immediately after the arrest of GBDA leaders, students in Abbotabad blocked the
Karakoram highway and ten Gilgiti students were arrested. In Golimar locality
of Karachi, the students and others came out in the streets and 12 students
were arrested. In Rawalpindi, there was a demonstration infront of press club.
The people were annoyed, disturbed and felt insulted. On 1st November, there
were atleast four significantly protest rallies in Gilgit city; despite intense
election campaign. Throughout the day, there were rallies, protests and
addresses at all Gilgit public squares and airport, where the two GBDA leaders
were deported by air, escorted by close to hundred of armed law enforcement
agency people. The rallies went to Yadgar-e-Shuhda to pay respects and make
fiery and point blank speeches hitting the bull. There were press conferences.
On 2nd and 3rd November, this phenomenon was repeated. On 3rd November, in
Danyore chowk, there was a huge protest
Jalsa. In Pakistan occupied Kashmir, there were admirable protest activities.
On 3rd November, APNA held a press conference in Islamabad press club.
Now, the eyes are fixed on 12th November, election day and thereafter 16th
November i.e. the curse day of the arrival of Pakistani representative in
Gilgit in 1947, who acted as non local – local authority instead of being a
liaison officer.
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