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First the credibility of those assertions needs to be established - what are the sources behind the numbers claimed in those articles?Here you go.....
"A conscious policy of bringing about a change in the demographic composition of the area was initiated by Zia after the success of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 in order to counter the growing sectarian consciousness of the Shias and their demand for political and economic rights on par with the Sunnis. This change was sought to be brought about by encouraging and facilitating the migration of Sunnis from the other provinces and the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and by re-settling Sunni ex-servicemen in the area. As a result, the Shias and the Ismailis, who constituted about 85 per cent of the population in 1948, today constitute only about 53 per cent of the population. The Sunnis form about 42 per cent and the remaining five per cent belong to other sects of Islam"
"In 1948, the sons of the soil (Ladakhis and Ladakhi-related ethnic groups of various hues) constituted about 80 per cent of the total population. Today, they constitute about 53 per cent. Pashtuns from the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) constitute about 24 per cent, Punjabis about six per cent, Mirpuris from the *** about three per cent, Pashtuns from the FATA about one per cent, Sindhis and Mohajirs from Sindh about one per cent and Balochs less than one per cent. The provincial and ethnic origin of the remaining 11 per cent is not known."
Now why dont you follow suit to your own advice and counter the claims made in the below link:
UNREST IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN
Also do read up on the Balwaristan National Front and Its Chairman Abdul Hamid Khan who is fighting for independence from Pakistan occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan states that 'The Pakistani administration has also been involved in efforts to alter the demographic profile of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan, reducing the indigenous people to a minority"
"The Pakistani administration has also been involved in efforts to alter the demographic profile of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan, reducing the indigenous people to a minority. In the Gilgit and Skardu areas, large tracts of land have been allotted to non-locals. Other outsiders have purchased substantial stretches of land since they are, by and large, economically better off than the locals. As of January 2001, the old population ratio of 1:4 (non-locals to locals) had been transformed to 3:4. The rapid induction of Punjabi and Pashtun outsiders has created a sense of acute insecurity among the locals. Balawaristan is also a deprived region in terms of education and infrastructure, and there is only a negligible presence of daily newspapers, radio or TV stations"
Asia Times
In your words "Either prove your contention or just slink away admitting you
can't"
Your turn.....
If I read it correctly, the first article is by B Raman, another Pakistan hater extraordinaire - hardly an independent and neutral source.