half of my ancestors are from baltistan(skardu) and half from kashmir, ladakh area…i spoke to a few ppl and realized that not many ppl know about baltistan or balti ppl. Its like in the north of pakistan…a place i have only visited once when i was a kid…just wondering if there are any baltis on gupshup…
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I cant wait to visist baltistan, its so beautiful. Just wondering though, how do you and your family feel about the kashmir issue and are the baltis wanting to stay with pak, india, or have independence. sorry if im getting off topic but i dont know any pakistanis from the northern areas and im very interested in their opinions on the current state of the northern areas.
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well about the kashmir issue pretty much my whole family agrees that its better to let the kashmiris be independent instead of killing them everyday. As far as baltistan is considered I am not aware of any issues regarding separation from pakistan and being independent...
Yeah Baltistan is a really beautiful place and i remember a little from my trip in childhood but i do remember the people being very very hospitable and strawberry gardens.
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Baltistan is an integral part of Kashmir. One day it will be a province of Kashmir ruled by Kashmiris, whether you like it or not. There are issues dude. A sufficient number of Baltis want to become a province of Greater Kashmir. And that is what will happen. 
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actually i dont care what happens or which region its a part of as long as nobody is killed and its beauty is preserved.....
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That a boy.
the beauty will be a preserved. as for people getting killed, as long as there's no separatism, as long as everyone pledges allegiance to Kashmir, no one will get hurt.
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and if they want to be part of kashmir as u said so....there shouldn't be any problem....
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all it takes is a few to create a problem...
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i guess we will just have to wait and see......
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but don't worry... balti cultural identity will be properly protected, because balti will be the medium of instruction in the schools of baltistan.
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do u have a funky tibetan name, shweet?
and kashmiri dude, baltis werent really under kashmiri rule much, they together with the ladakhis were mostly a separate tibetan kingdom.
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no but i have a nice persian name that means 'happiness'.....persian because that area was influenced by muslims arriving from iran i guess....
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yeah, but is your entire name persian? does your family speak any of the tibetan languages or just urdu?
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oh yeah they speak balti language and i understand some of it too.
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Balti will be one of the official languages of Kashmir, together with Kashmiri, Shina, Pahari and Ladakhi.
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Baltistan has historically always been a part of Kashmir. It was part of the Ancient Hindu kingdom of Kashmir, and then part of the Sultanate of Kashmir. There have always been historical links between the Valley and Baltistan.
The Baltis will get a better deal with Srinagar than with Islamabad.
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that's a bit outta date.
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is your name Nishat? or khushee?