Locals today took to streets in Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region to protest against the imprisonment of over 500 young men by security forces.

Angry protesters took out a march and chanted anti-Pakistan slogans after security forces arrested the men for asking the Pakistani Army to vacate Gilgit's soil. The political crackdown and arrests in Gilgit were made against people protesting against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which they said would only benefit China and Pakistan's Punjabi traders, ANI reported.

WATCH: Protest in Pak occupied Gilgit Baltistan against Pakistan and demanding release of activist Baba Janhttps://t.co/KuIFEVDZsS ; ANI (@ANI_news) August 13, 2016

However, protesters claimed that the youth of Gilgit were not involved with the CPEC and those protesting are being hardly dealt with.

Those arrested include Gilgit's top political activist Baba Jan. Protestors were outraged as according to them Pakistan was perpetrating human rights abuses and crushing the political aspiration of their people.