The sectarian divide was strengthened by General Zia’s Islamisation and anti-Shia policies, the fruits of which we are seeing in Gilgit, Punjab and Balochistan In the legends and folklore of Gilgit-Baltistan, King Badat was a cannibal king, who wreaked havoc on his citizens. The notorious king demanded a child a day from his subjects, or a person from each household, as a price for their safety, until the day he was overthrown by a prince…