Pakistani of Gilgit–Baltistan

Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit–Baltistan. It is located near the Karakoram (south of K2) and borders Gilgit to the west, China’s Xinjiang to the north, Indian-administered Ladakh to the southeast, and the Indian-administered Kashmir Valley to the southwest 1. The region is largely administered under the Baltistan Division 1. The average altitude of the region is over 3,350 metres (10,990 ft) 1. Baltistan is strategically significant to both Pakistan and India; the Siachen conflict and the Kargil War took place in this region alongside others 12.