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Hunza| Former princely state in northwest Kashmir; area 10,101 sq km/3,900 sq mi; capital Baltit (also known as Hunza). It recognized the sovereignty of the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir in 1869, combined with the state of Nagar across the River Hunza in 1888, and became part of the British Gilgit Agency in 1889. Since 1948 it has been administered by Pakistan. |
| Hunza and Nagar rebelled against the British when the Gilgit Agency was established. This led to the Hunza-Nagar expedition in 1891 under Col A Durand, the storming of Fort Nilt, and the subsequent occupation of the two states by British troops. |
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| That aside, Rawalpindi proves to be a beginning point of numerous hill resorts such as Gilgit, Muree, Hunza, Ayubia, Skardu and Chitral. The lowest temperature was recorded in Qalat -7 C, followed by Skardu -6 C, Astore -6 C, Hunza -5 C, Quetta -3 C, Rawlakot -2 C, Chitral 1 C, Murree 1 C, Muzaffarabad 6 C, Islamabad 6 C, Lahore 8 C, Rawalpindi 8 C, Peshawar 8 C, Faisalabad 8 C and Jhang 8 C. Taking objection to Chinese projects in Gilgit Baltistan, the chief of the Gilgit Baltistan National Alliance Wajahat Hassan Khan told ANI over phone: "China has already occupied a part of Gilgit Baltistan , a little part of Hunza is under its control and Aksai Chin is also occupied. |
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