| Gilgit-Baltistan Independence Day (Indepedence Day of Baltistan is 14 August 1948) یومِ آزادی گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان | |
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 Gilgit Scouts raising the Pakistani flag during Operation Datta Khel, c. 1947 | |
| Observed by |  Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Significance | Commemorates the independence and accession to Pakistan |
| Celebrations | Flag hoisting, parade, award ceremony, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem, speeches by the Governor and Chief Minister, entertainment and cultural programs |
| Date | 1 November |
| Next time | 1 November 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
Gilgit-Baltistan Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان) ( Balti: གིལ༌གིད། བལ༌དིས༌དན། ལ༌ཟ༌དི༌ ྱཞིཀ༎) is celebrated on 1 November every year as independence from Dogra Raj in 1947 but Independence day of Baltistan is 14 August 1948.[1] Every 1 November is a holiday in Gilgit-Baltistan, the flag hoisting ceremony is attended by the Governor, Chief Minister, Force Commander Northern Areas along with civil and military officials and war veterans of GB.[2][3]
In 2020 during the GB independence day celebration event in Gilgit, former Prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan announced the Provincial Province status for Gilgit-Baltistan.[4][5]
- ^ Ahmad, Sajjad (1 November 2020). "HISTORY: THE GILGIT-BALTISTAN CONUNDRUM". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Gilgit-Baltistan celebrates Independence Day today". www.geo.tv.
- ^ "Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) To Celebrate Independence Day On Nov 1". UrduPoint.
- ^ "Govt decides to give provisional provincial status to GB: PM". Latest News - The Nation.
- ^ "VIDEO: Pakistan PM Imran Khan announces provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan". www.gulftoday.ae.