By Sajjad Hussain,
8 January 2016
Gilgit-Baltistan borders China, Afghanistan and Kashmir (image credit: Al Jazeera)
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<p>In a move
that is bound to raise hackles in India, Pakistan is working on raising the
constitutional status of its occupied Gilgit-Baltistan to address China’s
concerns over the USD 46-billion economic corridor through the strategic
region.</p>
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<p>The strategic region in the north provides the only vital link with
China. It is also on the key route of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC), linking western China to southern Pakistan’s Gwadar Port with
a network of roads, highways, railways and investment parks.</p>
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