Pakistan gives China de facto control over Gilgit and Baltistan regions. Pakistan gives China de facto control over Gilgit and Baltistan regions.

The issue of Pakistan giving China a de facto control over the strategic Gilgit and Baltistan regions of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is set to reverberate in Parliament on Monday.Expressing concern over the developments, main opposition party BJP on Sunday demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the steps being taken vis--vis strategic posturing of Chinese army in PoK.Senior party leader Rajnath Singh said, "What is China doing with India, the prime minister should make a statement on this. He should tell Parliament the ground reality."So far, China was only staking claim to Arunachal Pradesh in the north east and conducting aggressive patrolling along the Ladakh border in the north. But now moving a step further, the Chinese army has now virtually occupied these strategic regions in PoK.Unable to handle multiple conflicts, the Pakistani army apparently gave the Chinese army de facto control over Gilgit and Baltistan regions. For China, it is a win-win situation, as it stands to gain unfettered road and rail access to the Middle East through Pakistan.Shockingly, China has already built 22 secret tunnels which are barred even for Pakistanis.