Understanding the antecedents of the entrepreneurial intentions is vital in development of entrepreneurship in a region. Entrepreneurship is considered as one of the important elements of local economic development which can be used to address the issues of poverty and scarcity of livelihood opportunities in rural areas of the world. This study investigates the influence of social capital on entrepreneurial intentions in rural area of Pakistan. For this purpose, a representative sample of 325 respondents has been selected from rural community in Gilgit-Baltistan. The constructed model has been estimated using the partial least square method and the results show that social capital has significant positive impact on entrepreneurial intentions by forming perceived desirability, perceived self-efficacy, and perceived social norms towards entrepreneurship. This study recommends rural community of Pakistan should be given awareness about the potential of entrepreneurship opportunities and such awareness programs have unique advantages to various segments of rural community. Women, unemployed individuals, and younger generations in particular may get the maximum benefits as people in mountainous regions have already limited earning options. In such a case, developing entrepreneurial intentions of the mountain community in Gilgit-Baltistan leads to understandings of benefits of initiating their own ventures, get economic advantages, and contribute to households’ income.

了解企业家意图的前因对于一个地区企业家精神的发展至关重要。企业家精神被认为是当地经济发展的重要要素之一，可用来解决世界农村地区的贫困和生计机会稀缺问题。本研究调查了社会资本对巴基斯坦农村地区创业意向的影响。为此，从吉尔吉特-巴尔的斯坦的农村社区中选出了325名受访者的代表性样本。使用偏最小二乘方法对构建的模型进行了估计，结果表明，社会资本通过形成感知的需求，感知的自我效能感，以及关于企业家精神的社会规范。这项研究建议应让巴基斯坦农村社区了解创业机会的潜力，而这种认识计划对农村社区的各个阶层都具有独特的优势。妇女，失业者，尤其是年轻一代，可能会获得最大的利益，因为山区人民的收入选择已经很有限。在这种情况下，发展吉尔吉特-巴尔的斯坦山区社区的创业意图将使人们认识到开办自己的企业的好处，获得经济优势并为家庭收入做出贡献。这项研究建议应让巴基斯坦农村社区了解创业机会的潜力，而这种认识计划对农村社区的各个阶层都具有独特的优势。妇女，失业者，尤其是年轻一代，可能会获得最大的利益，因为山区人民的收入选择已经很有限。在这种情况下，发展吉尔吉特-巴尔的斯坦山区社区的创业意图将使人们认识到开办自己的企业的好处，获得经济优势并为家庭收入做出贡献。这项研究建议应让巴基斯坦农村社区了解创业机会的潜力，而这种认识计划对农村社区的各个阶层都具有独特的优势。妇女，失业者，尤其是年轻一代，可能会获得最大的利益，因为山区人民的收入选择已经很有限。在这种情况下，发展吉尔吉特-巴尔的斯坦山区社区的创业意图将使人们认识到开办自己的企业的好处，获得经济优势并为家庭收入做出贡献。