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- Who Has The Last Laugh Now - Bloodstone
- We Go A Long Way Back - Bloodstone
- Natural High - Bloodstone
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You may laugh (you may laugh, ha, ha)
When you see me crying (when you see me crying) (when
you see me crying)
Oh, you gonna laugh, when I tell you, goodbye
I’ve tried to do all I could to make this love last
Now I’m looking for my future
Get it all in my past
Won’t you tell me
Who has the last laugh now
I really wanna know
You remember (you remember)
When you tell your friends
That your man, your righteous old man
Is gone crying again
Oh, but what will you say
If I never set foot on your door again
What will you tell your friends then
Will you tell me
Who has the last laugh now
I wanna know, I wanna know
Who has the last laugh
I wanna know
You may laugh, you may laugh, you may laugh
When you tell your friends
But, oh you gonna laugh (oh you gonna laugh)
If I never set foot on your door again
Oh, I have tried to do all I could
To make our love last
I’ve got to look upon my future
Forget all my past
Oh, I want to tell you (tell me)
Who has the laugh last now
I wanna know, I wanna know
Who has the last laugh
Oh I bet you know
When I was good to you
You used to laugh at me
Now I have to let you know
You and me, girl (uh huh)
Go a long way back
And I'm so proud
I'm so proud
You and me, girl
Go a long way back
Yeah, we go a long way back
I remember when
Loving you wasn't easy
It wasn't easy, baby
But I stuck on in there with you
And we made it
Sugar, we made it
Through it all
Now let's keep it up
'Cause I ain't had enough
No, no
You and me, girl
Go a long way back
Such a long, long, long, long way
You and me, girl (yeah, girl)
Go a long way back
Yeah, yeah
We go a long way back
And I know you remember
When trying to love me wasn't easy
It wasn't easy, baby
But you stuck on in there with me
And you see, huh, we made it
Just you and me and we love each other so
Girl, we can't let each other go, no, girl
You and me, girl
Go a long way back
Such a long, long, long, long way
Yeah, girl
You and me, girl
Go a long way back
Yeah, we go a long way back
Ah, ah, ah
You and me, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh....
Oh, just you and me
And we love each other so
Girl, we can't let each other go
You and me, girl
Go a long way back
I wanna thank you, girl
A long way back
We go a long, long, long
Long, long, long, long
Long way
We go a long, long
Long, long, long way
Why do I keep my mind on you all the time
And I don't even know you
Why do I feel this way
Thinking about you every day
And I don't even know you
Take me in your arms
Thrill me with all of your charms
And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
(I want to take to the sky)
Loving you more 'till the day I die
(On the natural high)
Take to the sky on a natural high
(I want you to be mine)
Loving you more.
If you have anything to do
Call me and I will do it for you
And I don't even know you
If I only had one wish to give
That wish would be for you
To live forever and ever
When I see you on the street
My heart skips a beat
And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
(I'll just take to the sky)
Loving you more till the day I die
(on a natural high)
Take to the sky on a natural high
(Loving you more and I don't know you)
Loving you more
I'm gonna try to do
All the things you want me to
If you'll just give me a chance
I'm trying to make something
Out of a nothing romance
And I don't even know you
Take me in your arms
Thrill me with all of your charms
And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more 'till the day I die
(To the sky)
I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more
And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more 'till the day I die
I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving loving you
I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more 'till the day I die
I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving loving you
If only
I had a sign
I'd give up everything
To make you mine
If only I had a vision
I'd travel back in time to find out what I'm missin
If only If only
If only If only
If only If only
If only If only
If only If only
If only If only
If only If only
If only
you had my back
but I can't count on you
at least not for that
If only
You were my friend
Cuz I know I was yours
Right there till the end
If only If only
If only If only
If only If only
if only if only
If only if only
If only if only
If only If only
If only if only
If only I could stop wishin
Why can't you just love me
Forget your inhibitions
If only x 16
If only
If only
If only
I'm standing by the damned's infernal hill
And I gaze upon the stake that once stood high in
flames
The wind whispers through the dark
Like voices emerging from a distant past
So near, yet so far away
The sounds of the restless spirit wandering
I'm walking along the ancient path to the witches pyre
And I sense the hauning presence of the dead
Again I can hear the call
Her soul still remains tied to this place
She's damned for eternal time
To dwell in the shadows where her ashes lie
She was an angel of darkness
She lived all her life as a whore
She worshipped the devil
She worshipped the gold
She lusted for anal seduction
Impatiently waiting for darkness
She smeared all her body in blood
Invocing hell's forces
To ravage her flesh
Beyond satisfaction
Inside of the pentagram
Solo: Jon Allesson
Harlot of darkest perversion
In league with the powers of hell
With twisted behaviours
And languish for pain
A cruel nymphomanic desire
Object of pure fornication
Lies waiting with legs wide apart
Then inside the circle
Her body was raped
Arused by the demons
She screamed out in ecstasy
"...Judged in the name of god
Holy death by the cleansing of the fire
Now burn for your evil ways
Cunting bitch, may your soul return to hell..."
Upon this hill I feel her yearning for my flesh
Again she tempts my soul to reach for her's
Demon whore...fuck me...I'm longing
I have to come...to be one with you forever
Hear my prayer...be my...filthy bride
You're the one...and only that my heart demands
Orgiastic sights comes for my eyes
As I fall down on my knees
Her hungry voice keeps calling out
As I slowly crawl towards her
At the stake...I'm lying...naked
Time has come...Satan cries as I burn
Solo: Jon Allesson
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Beautiful Baltistan Skardu To Khaplu Part 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 18 Apr 2013
Siachan Highway by nazir barahvi.
http://wn.com/Beautiful_Baltistan_Skardu_To_Khaplu_Part_2
BALTISTAN - THE LAND OF BEAUTY
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- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 04 Apr 2013
Baltistan - the land of beauty and peace.
http://wn.com/BALTISTAN_THE_LAND_OF_BEAUTY
Skardu Baltistan A Touristic Heaven
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:43
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
http://wn.com/Skardu_Baltistan_A_Touristic_Heaven
The Beauty of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:15
- Updated: 03 Jun 2013
http://wn.com/The_Beauty_of_Gilgit_Baltistan,_Pakistan
Shia Target Killing in GILGIT-BALTISTAN ( Documentary )
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- Duration: 7:26
- Updated: 20 Jul 2013
Edit By: Khawaja Husnain Ali.
http://wn.com/Shia_Target_Killing_in_GILGIT-BALTISTAN_Documentary_
Amina Khatoon Gilgit Baltistan's top position holder in Federal Board
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- Duration: 3:14
- Updated: 24 Jul 2013
Amina Khatoon Gilgit Baltistan's top position holder in Federal Board.
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Amina Khatoon Gilgit Baltistan's top position holder in Federal Board.
- published: 18 Dec 2011
- views: 17742
- author: gilgitvideos
turtuk baltistan 2013
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- Duration: 10:18
- Updated: 17 May 2013
by zahid strogi yatoo.
http://wn.com/turtuk_baltistan_2013
Beautiful Skardu, Baltistan
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- Duration: 11:25
- Updated: 16 Jul 2013
http://wn.com/Beautiful_Skardu,_Baltistan
Gilgit Baltistan remains an area of darkness
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- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 06 Jun 2013
Gilgit, Oct 16: Growing poverty, increasing unemployment, and sectarian violence are among the many problems which have become a part of life in Gilgit Balti...
http://wn.com/Gilgit_Baltistan_remains_an_area_of_darkness
Gilgit, Oct 16: Growing poverty, increasing unemployment, and sectarian violence are among the many problems which have become a part of life in Gilgit Balti...
- published: 16 Oct 2012
- views: 619
- author: TheKashmirNews
People of Gilgit Baltistan demand the opening of Skardu-Kargil road
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- Duration: 2:45
- Updated: 18 Apr 2013
Europe, Jan 07: Gultaru is a tiny hamlet in Skardu district of Gilgit Baltistan. It lacks basis facilities like education and healthcare. Most people here do...
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Europe, Jan 07: Gultaru is a tiny hamlet in Skardu district of Gilgit Baltistan. It lacks basis facilities like education and healthcare. Most people here do...
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 1184
- author: EuropeNews1
China eyeing Gilgit-Baltistan
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- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 09 Jun 2013
China is eyeing Gilgit-Baltistan, a region of immense non-strategic significance. Pakistan is currently considering a proposal to lease the region to Beijing...
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China is eyeing Gilgit-Baltistan, a region of immense non-strategic significance. Pakistan is currently considering a proposal to lease the region to Beijing...
- published: 01 Apr 2012
- views: 1996
- author: Jammu Kashmir
Pakistan sold Gilgit Baltistan to China
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- Duration: 4:41
- Updated: 02 Jul 2013
London, Nov 19: Economic backwardness, unemployment, abductions and target killings Gilgit Baltistan faces many problems. The people of the region have been ...
http://wn.com/Pakistan_sold_Gilgit_Baltistan_to_China
London, Nov 19: Economic backwardness, unemployment, abductions and target killings Gilgit Baltistan faces many problems. The people of the region have been ...
- published: 10 Dec 2012
- views: 2265
- author: Kshatriya Dharma
Baltistan Gilgit documentary.part 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:19
- Updated: 31 Jul 2013
Imperial Skardu.
http://wn.com/Baltistan_Gilgit_documentarypart_1
Baltistan - The Land of Beauty (A Documentary on the Northren Areas of Pakistan) Part 1 of 2
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- Duration: 10:46
- Updated: 02 Aug 2013
Produced & Directed by Hassan Hayat Khan.
http://wn.com/Baltistan_The_Land_of_Beauty_A_Documentary_on_the_Northren_Areas_of_Pakistan_Part_1_of_2
Produced & Directed by Hassan Hayat Khan.
- published: 27 Jan 2011
- views: 13172
- author: hassanhayatkhan
Watch Gilgit Baltistan(Chilas) Shiakilling Exclusive Video (HD)
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- Duration: 3:11
- Updated: 27 Jul 2013
http://www.shiakilling.com http://www.facebook.com/shiakilling3 http://www.youtube.com/shiakilling1 http://twitter.com/shiakilling.
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http://www.shiakilling.com http://www.facebook.com/shiakilling3 http://www.youtube.com/shiakilling1 http://twitter.com/shiakilling.
- published: 24 Jun 2012
- views: 20669
- author: shiakilling1
MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH IS GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN
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- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 20 Apr 2013
Northern Areas recently known as (Gilgit-Baltistan) Gilgit Baltistan is the most spectacular region of Pakistan as well among world in terms of its geography...
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Northern Areas recently known as (Gilgit-Baltistan) Gilgit Baltistan is the most spectacular region of Pakistan as well among world in terms of its geography...
- published: 01 Oct 2011
- views: 5268
- author: D0tottori
Astore Valley Gilgit-Baltistan
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- Duration: 2:24
- Updated: 09 Jul 2013
For more videos please visit http://www.apnagb.com/videos.
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For more videos please visit http://www.apnagb.com/videos.
- published: 06 Dec 2009
- views: 117546
- author: Mubarak Ali
Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan "Heaven on Earth"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:41
- Updated: 28 Jul 2013
Heaven of Earth Gilgit-Baltistan www.hunzaguides.com.
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Heaven of Earth Gilgit-Baltistan www.hunzaguides.com.
- published: 13 Mar 2012
- views: 18872
- author: Zeeshan Khan
Beautiful Yasin Valley of Gilgit Baltistan.wmv
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- Duration: 8:46
- Updated: 31 Jul 2013
The Yasin Valley(یاسین ), Tehsil Yasin or Babaye-i-Yasen (بابائے یاسین) or Worshigum (ورشیگوم) is a high mountain valley in the Hindu Kush mountains, in the ...
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The Yasin Valley(یاسین ), Tehsil Yasin or Babaye-i-Yasen (بابائے یاسین) or Worshigum (ورشیگوم) is a high mountain valley in the Hindu Kush mountains, in the ...
- published: 28 Aug 2011
- views: 57922
- author: yasin1867
Passu at Karakoram Highway,Gilgit baltistan
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- Duration: 2:29
- Updated: 26 Jul 2013
Beautiful way from Hussaini to Passu,Gilgit Baltistan.
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Beautiful way from Hussaini to Passu,Gilgit Baltistan.
- published: 24 Aug 2012
- views: 693
- author: Faysal Akram
Pakistan ISI Promotes Talibanisation of Gilgit Baltistan in paki punjabi occupied J&K;
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- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 09 May 2013
Pakistani ISI Promotes Talibanisation of Gilgit Baltistan of pak occupied Jammu & Kashmir for more news from suppressed POK http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKa...
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Pakistani ISI Promotes Talibanisation of Gilgit Baltistan of pak occupied Jammu & Kashmir for more news from suppressed POK http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKa...
- published: 22 Feb 2013
- views: 1649
- author: charbi88
Shela Valley skardu Baltistan
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 22 Jun 2013
imran Imperial skd.
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Jashn-e-Ghanche(Ghanche Festival) Khaplu Baltistan 2011 (Part 02)
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- Duration: 9:01
- Updated: 07 Jul 2012
A variety of festivals held in Gilgit-Baltistan throughout the year present a unique feature of its cultural diversity and different forms of expressions. Th...
http://wn.com/Jashn-e-GhancheGhanche_Festival_Khaplu_Baltistan_2011_Part_02
A variety of festivals held in Gilgit-Baltistan throughout the year present a unique feature of its cultural diversity and different forms of expressions. Th...
- published: 12 Aug 2011
- views: 3324
- author: fachoarif
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02 Aug 2013
It contains funny some moments of the "Pop Star Princess" while preparing for her concerts. These funny moments include lip pouting, apple eating, erotic dancing and vocalizing while going up on stage ... Incidentally, she is now at the Trinoma Activity Center in Quezon City for the launching of "Expressions," her newest album ... Hit this link and click the word subscribe under my name to get instant update. Suggested by the author. ... Tweet ... ....(size: 4.6Kb)
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02 Aug 2013
Iran's President-elect Hassan Rouhani on Friday called Israel a "wound" that needs to be "removed.". State media carried Mr. Rouhani's remarks at a Friday rally celebrating Quds Day ... He said Mr ... ....(size: 1.1Kb)
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02 Aug 2013
A highly anticipated summit between US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin could be hurt by Moscow’s decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the White House signalled after weeks of pressuring for his return to face prosecution ... Snowden expelled,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday ... Petersburg and stop in Moscow for one-on-one talks with Putin....(size: 2.0Kb)
photo: US Army
01 Aug 2013
The US army was overwhelmed when WikiLeaks published more than 700,000 secret diplomatic and war documents handed over by soldier Bradley Manning, a retired officer testified in the sentencing phase of the convicted private's court-martial ... "No one had ever had to deal with this number of documents," Carr said ... Manning faces a maximum penalty of 136 years in prison ... "This has never been a fair trial." ... ....(size: 3.4Kb)
photo: AP / Tony Dejak
01 Aug 2013
Ariel Castro, the Cleveland bus driver who abducted, imprisoned and tortured three women, has been sentenced to life in prison plus 1000 years with no parole, after one of his victims confronted him, saying he had put her through 11 years of hell. Castro, 53, was alternately defiant and apologetic while showing no remorse in a rambling final statement to the court ... "All the sex was consensual," Castro told the judge before sentencing ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
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Zeenews
01 Aug 2013
Karachi. Relations between India and Pakistan should be like that of two neighbours, with the focus being on trade and business, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday ... "We will promote trade, investment and business," he said ... "The economic corridor plan, including road, highway and railways, will benefit several provinces, including Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa," he said. PTI ... First Published ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
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CNBC
01 Aug 2013
It's the thick of summer, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. And for many, that means it's time for the long-awaited annual vacation ... (Read more ... Take Russia, for example ... Wei ... A recent attack on foreign tourists on a mountaineering expedition to Nanga Parbat in the Himalayan range is also forcing potential travelers to stay away from the Gilgit-Baltistan region, which is home to several other popular vacation spots ... ....(size: 8.2Kb)
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
01 Aug 2013
Tweet. London, Aug.1 (ANI). All the signs are that situation in Jammu and Kashmir is going to get worse, which means more violence, more political and economic instability, more hatred and more suffering for the ordinary people ... Those who wanted to start a new phase of militancy had other reasons as well ... 1 ... Perhaps it is now turn of Muslim minorities, especially Shias who are also hunted down in Pakistan and Gilgit Baltistan and killed ... ....(size: 8.7Kb)
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Zeenews
30 Jul 2013
Free medicines donated by the UN health programme have been sold to hospitals in Pakistan's northern province of Gilgit-Baltistan and Rs.29 million embezelled by a private firm ... donated by the UN health programme to eight hospitals in Gilgit-Baltistan....(size: 1.4Kb)
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Newstrack India
29 Jul 2013
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) Free medicines donated by the UN health programme have been sold to hospitals in Pakistan's northern province of Gilgit-Baltistan and Rs.29 million embezelled by a private firm ... donated by the UN health programme to eight hospitals in Gilgit-Baltistan....(size: 1.6Kb)
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The Hindu
29 Jul 2013
Tragedy struck foreign mountaineers yet again in Pakistan as two climbers from New Zealand were yesterday reported missing on K-2, the world’s second highest mountain in the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan, officials said ... Contact with the Kiwi mountaineers was lost on the afternoon of July 26 with the Base Camp group leader Australian Christopher Warner....(size: 1.7Kb)
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Huffington Post
25 Jul 2013
When the Taliban killed 10 mountain climbers in northern Pakistan June 22, it was a special source of pain and tragedy. For a journalist to get something wrong is always a source of discomfort and humiliation ... On that Saturday about a dozen Taliban killers dressed in police uniforms, entered the tents where the climbers slept at about 14,000 feet altitude, preparing to climb the 27,000 foot Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan ... ... Like....(size: 4.6Kb)
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Zeenews
24 Jul 2013
On a five-day visit to the US, BJP President Rajnath Singh has raked up the issue of human rights violations and oppression of the people of Gilgit Baltistan in the illegally occupied parts of Jammu and Kashmir ... India should get rightful access to Central Asia through the Gilgit-Baltistan region, with connectivity being established between Kargil in India and Skardu in Gilgit," Singh said....(size: 2.0Kb)
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The Times of India
24 Jul 2013
On a five-day visit to the US, BJP president Rajnath Singh has raked up the issue of human rights violations and oppression of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in the illegally occupied parts of Jammu and Kashmir ... "The northern regions of Gilgit and Baltistan, whose people are subjected to massive oppression and human rights violations today, are a gateway for India to Central Asia with which we have had millennia-old relations....(size: 2.6Kb)
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StreetInsider
24 Jul 2013
Tweet Send to a Friend. Historic Conference on Afghanistan concludes with road map!. WASHINGTON, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) organized a conference at Capitol Hill focusing on Afghanistan and the Region ... (Photo ... Mr ... Mr ... Mr. Senge Sering, President, Institute of Gilgit Baltistan expressed that the area of Gilgit-Baltistan is the lynchpin of Afghanistan in that area. Ms ... ... ....(size: 3.9Kb)
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Zeenews
23 Jul 2013
Four Spanish mountaineers were on Tuesday listed as missing in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan, days after three Iranian climbers were lost in the same region ... Spaniards who left their base camp early on Sunday to scale the 8,068-metre Gasherbrum-1, also known as the Hidden Peak, in the Karakoram range of Gilgit-Baltistan....(size: 1.8Kb)
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Zeenews
23 Jul 2013
Washington ... "The northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, whose people are subjected to massive oppression and human rights violations today, are a gateway for India to Central Asia with which we have a millennia-old relations," Singh said. "India should get rightful access to Central Asia through the Gilgit-Baltistan region, with connectivity being established between Kargil in India and Skardu in Gilgit," he said. PTI ... First Published ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)
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Baltistan (Urdu: بلتستان, Balti: བལྟིསྟན, also known as Baltiyul), is a region in northern Pakistan which forms Gilgit–Baltistan, bordering the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. In addition, a part of Baltistan also falls into the part of India's Jammu and Kashmir state.[1][2][3][4][5] It is situated in the Karakoram mountains just to the south of K2, the world's second highest mountain. It is an extremely mountainous region, with an average altitude of over 3,350 m (11,000 ft). It is inhabited principally by the Balti people of Tibetan descent.
Baltistan consisted of small independent valley states that were connected to each other through blood relationships of the rulers, called rajas, trade, common beliefs and strong cultural and language bonds. These states were subjugated by force by the Dogra rulers of Kashmir in the nineteenth century.[6] In 1947 when India and Pakistan gained independence, Baltistan was still part of Kashmir. The people of Baltistan being predominantly Muslims revolted against the Dogra rulers and after a struggle lasting a year became independent. Along with Gilgit, it is now administered by Pakistan as the region of Gilgit–Baltistan (formerly Northern Areas). Its links with Kashmir as a subjugated people today continue to be an impediment in granting its population citizenship of Pakistan. The Kargil district of this region is located in the north of Jammu and Kashmir, while the districts of Skardu and Ganche, whose main town is Skardu, are located in the Pakistan-administered Gilgit–Baltistan region. The region has the highest peaks of the Karakoram, including K2.
Baltistan consists of two districts, Skardu and Gangche. It is made of five regions: Skardu, Shigar, Khaplu, Rondu and Chorbat. Some areas of Baltistan are currently administered by India as well, as part of the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir. The vast majority of the population adheres to Islam. The Skardu district has majority Shia community around 90%, while the Gangche district has majority of Noorbakhsh community around 85%.
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Baltistan forms the west extremity of Tibet, whose natural limits here are the Indus from its abrupt southward bend in 74 45 E., and the mountains to the north and west, separating a comparatively peaceful Tibetan population from the fiercer Aryan tribes beyond. Muslim writers about the 16th century speak of Baltistan as Little Tibet, and of Ladakh as Great Tibet, thus ignoring the really Great Tibet altogether. The Balti call Gilgit a Tibet, and Dr Leitner says that the Chilasi call themselves But or Tibetans; but although these districts may have been overrun by the Tibetans, or have received rulers of that race, the ethnological frontier coincides with the geographical one given. Baltistan is a mass of lofty mountains, the prevailing formation being gneiss. In the north is the Baltoro Glacier, the largest out of the arctic regions, 35 miles (56 km) long, contained between two ridges whose highest peaks to the south are 25,000 ft (7,600 m) and to the north 28,265 ft (8,615 m). The Indus, as in Lower Ladakh, runs in a narrow gorge, widening for nearly 20 m. after receiving the Shyok. The capital, Skardu, a scattered collection of houses, stands here, perched on a rock 7,250 ft (2,210 m). above the sea. The house roofs are flat, occupied only in part by a second storey, the remaining space being devoted to drying apricots, the chief staple of the main valley, which supports little cultivation. But the rapid slope westwards is seen generally in the vegetation. Birch, plane, spruce and Pinus wallichiana appear; the fruits are finer, including pomegranate, pear, peach, vine and melon, and where irrigation is available, as in the North Shigar, and at the deltas of the tributary valleys, the crops are more luxuriant and varied.
On 29 August 2009 the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan announced the creation of Gilgit–Baltistan, a new province-like autonomous region with Gilgit city as its capital and Skardu as the largest city.
Popular culture references[link]
- The region of Baltistan is the focus of Greg Mortenson's book, Three Cups of Tea.
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References[link]
- ^ "SASNET: Social Work Lund". http://www.sasnet.lu.se/sochlund.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ pg.88 Rediscovery of Ladakh: H. N. Kaul ISBN 81-7387-086-1
- ^ Flames in Kashmir - Bhim Singh - 1st Ed University of Michigan, 2nd Ed Har-Anand Publications, 1998
- ^ p.302 Kashmir: shadow of terrorism - Mamta Rajawat ISBN 81-261-1439-8
- ^ p.74 The Pamirs Being a Narrative of a Year's Expedition on Horseback and on Footback through Kashmir, Western Tibet, Chinese Tartary and Russian Central Asia Volume I ISBN 1-4021-8434-4/1-4021-2473-2
- ^ Gertel, Jörg; Richard Le Heron (2011). Economic Spaces of Pastoral Production and Commodity Systems. Ashgate. pp. 181. ISBN 978-1-4094-2531-1.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ladakh and Baltistan". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - Dani, Ahmad Hassan: History of Northern Areas of Pakistan, National Institute of Historical Research, Islamabad, 1991.
- Baltistan in History by Banat Gul Afridi 1986
- Hussainabadi, Muhammad Yousuf: Baltistan per Aik Nazar 1984
- Hussainabadi, Muhammad Yousuf: Tareekh-e-Baltistan 2003
- Hussainabadi, Muhammad Yousuf: Balti Zaban 1990
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