Local Muslim women looking down at the city of Gilgit, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan. The Karakoram-Himalaya region features some of the highest mountains in the world and its biggest glacier reserves. Gilgit-Baltistan has been administered by Pakistan since 1947 but continues to be locked in the Kashmir dispute. Although women are not supposed to be seen by the outside, they skillfully maneuver and extend their range of action.
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