» This article is about the Skardu town, for the District of Skardu, see Skardu District.:This article is about the Skardu town, for the Valley of Skardu, see Skardu Valley. Skardu (Urdu: سکردو) is the principal town and capital of Baltistan district, one of the districts making up Pakistan's Northern Areas (also part of the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir). Skardu borders Kargil district (within Indian-administered Kashmir) to the east, Astore to the s… (More on Skardu)