All 666 candidates who have submitted nomination papers for the Gilgit-Baltistan (a semi-autonomous mountainous region in northern Pakistan) Assembly elections on June 7 are men, with not a single woman entering the race across the region's 24 constituencies. The GB Election Commission has called a multi-party conference to discuss the conduct of the vote, including the code of conduct and coordination between political parties, reaffirming its commitment to free and fair elections. The complete absence of female candidates highlights persistent barriers to women's political participation in the region.