Pakistan to make Gilgit-Baltistan a province: What's the establishment plan?

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), which is part of the disputed territory of Kashmir region between India and Pakistan, is on its way to become the fifth province of Pakistan. Islamabad does not just control local politics in Gilgit-Baltistan with an iron-hand. Kashmiri political parties are also not allowed in the region. And the policy makers in Islamabad has also been actively changing the demographics by bringing in outsiders to the region, a policy Shah calls "a balancing act".

Taha Siddiqui, a Pakistani journalist in exile, in an exclusive conversation with India Today, spoke about Pakistan's plans to incorporate Gilgit-Baltistan as its own territory. What is at stake for China and what the residents of Gilgit-Baltistan are saying?

Watch the exclusive interview here.