Gilgit residents up in arms over GB Order 2018

Protests broke out in 10 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday as people are up in arms about what they say is an "anti-people" executive order. Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan boycotted all economic activity and staged protests.
Opposition members in GBLA, Awami Action Committee, lawyers, students and other stakeholders have been on the roads for the last three days, protesting against the new GB order propagated by the federal government, which they say, was completely silent on the basic political and constitutional status of the area, which has been almost without a 'legal status' except for a nomenclature. The protesters said that the new order was nothing but a sham and a farce.
Earlier, a number of people were injured as police tried to stop the protesters from approaching the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly for a sit-in against the GB Order 2018. Police fired teargas shells. Aerial firing of the police injured two opposition lawmakers, PTI's Raja Jahanzeb and MWM's Rizwan Ali, along with another 12 local leaders.
People in Gilgit-Baltistan have formed a coalition to agitate against the government. They call it the Awami Action Party. Other than the opposition parties, bar councils and the local traders union is supporting their call. Maulana Sultan Raees, a young leader of the coalition, was also injured when the police opened fire to disperse protesters.
On Sunday, PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Gilgit. Police sealed the roads leading to the assembly while people observed a shutter-down strike. They also staged protests, shouting slogans against the government. According to them, the order is "anti-people".
When the PM reached the assembly, opposition members tore apart their copies of the GB Order 2018. There are 11 members on opposition benches, including members of PPP, PTI, MWM and Islami Tehreek.
PTI's Raja Jahanzeb arrived at the assembly on crutches as he had been injured on Saturday. During the commotion at the assembly, PML-N lawmaker Major Muhammad Amin (retd) attacked Jahanzeb, who in turn attacked him with one of his crutches. The opposition then staged a walkout.