The breve is the diacritical mark that indicates a vowel should be pronounced with a short vowel sound. The breve is a half moon shape that looks like a parenthesis printed sideways with the opening at the top. It would be placed over the a in cat or the i in sit. It is used with all vowels.
Gilgit Baltistan, (formerly known as the Northern Areas), (Urdu: Ú¯ÙÚ¯Øª Ø¨ÙØªØ³ØªØ§Ù) is the northern-most autonomous territory of Pakistan. It was part of the former Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu in 1800s and later leased to British eventually liberated after a planned liberation movement led by Gilgit Scouts.
Qalat or Kalat (Urdu: ÙÙØ§Øª â¬ â; Balochi: ÙÙØ§Øª â¬ â) is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of 26 in that province, and encompasses an area of 6,621 km 2 (2,556 sq mi). The population of the district is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2005. The district is governed from the city of Kalat.