GILGIT: The domestic yak is a long-haired found throughout the mountain of Gilgit-Baltistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region of Pakistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, has an estimated population of 25,000 yak and more than a 100,000 yak hybrids. Yak are kept in the highland pastures for their tractability, tolerance to the harsh climate, and high value products of meat, milk, butter, wool, hair, and hides. The Shigar, Shimshal, Chipurson, Misgar, Hisper, Hoper, Thalay, Phundar, Yasin, and Ishkoman valleys have significant numbers of yaks, while yak-cow hybrids dominate in the Baltistan area.