Gilgit is located in Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) and time zone Asia/Karachi.
Places nearby are Gahkuch, Bandipura and Battagram.
Rawalpindi is 275 km away, Lahore is 480 km away and Faisalabad is 505 km away as the crow flies.
Distances from Gilgit to the most important cities in Pakistan and the world.
35.9186900°
74.3124500°
Capital city in Gilgit–Baltistan, a region administered by Pakistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GilgitUnicameral legislature of a Pakistani territory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan_AssemblyAgency of the British Indian Empire & later Pakistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit_Agency