Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly today (Tuesday) passed a unanimous resolution to grant Gilgit-Baltistan the status of an interim province.

The resolution said Gilgit-Baltistan should be given the status of an interim constitutional province and representation in the National Assembly and other federal bodies.

It was further elaborated in the resolution that Pakistan's principled position in the light of UN resolutions on the Kashmir issue must be upheld in the amendment.