GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 19: Political and civil leaders in Pakistan's northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are clamoring for the area to become the country's fifth province following the controversial move by India last year to scrap the autonomous status of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. ( Islamuddin Sajid - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 19: Political and civil leaders in Pakistan's northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are clamoring for the area to become the country's fifth province following the controversial move by India last year to scrap the autonomous status of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. ( Islamuddin Sajid - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view of the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view of a valley at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: Children are seen at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: Hassan Nasar 46, who returned from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and established business of precious and semi-precious stones business in Gilgit, the provincial capital of GB is seen on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view from the store of Hassan Nasar 46, who returned from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and established business of precious and semi-precious stones business in Gilgit, the provincial capital of GB on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: Children cook at a buffet on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view of a stream at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view from the store of Hassan Nasar 46, who returned from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and established business of precious and semi-precious stones business in Gilgit, the provincial capital of GB on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view of a market area at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view from above at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: A view of a valley at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: Gilgit gate is seen at the formerly known as the Northern Area and once part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir – witnessing a brain drain, as people return to invest in the region on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )

GILGIT, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 08: Chief Minister of GB Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman speaks during an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency on August 08, 2020 in Gilgit, Pakistan. Speaking to Anadolu Agency former Chief Minister of GB Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman said the government has developed the infrastructure to attract more tourists and investors over the past five years. He completed his five-year tenure on June 23. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is transforming the remote but spectacular Gilgit-Baltistan or the GB region of Pakistan. ( Islam Uddin - Anadolu Agency )