Kashmir Solidarity Day to be observed on Wednesday on the appeal of govt of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 03 (SABAH): Kashmir Solidarity Day would be observed on Wednesday on the appeal of government of Pakistan. Preparations for Kashmir Solidarity Day, observed annually on February 5, are in full swing across Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and abroad to express unwavering support for the oppressed people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. There would be public holiday on this occasion.

According to media reports, call for observance of the day has been given by the Government of Pakistan. Political parties, activists, the general public across Pakistan and AJK, and Pakistani embassies abroad will organize events to reaffirm their commitment to Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, a right denied by India for 78 years.

The day will be marked with special prayers for the martyrs of Kashmir, mass rallies, peace walks and symposiums highlighting the plight of Kashmiris under Indian rule.

In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, posters featuring Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani leaders and solidarity messages have emerged across the Kashmir valley, including Srinagar.

Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference spokesman, Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, in a statement issued in Srinagar has called on the international community to intervene to prevent the Hindutva agenda and the brutal tactics employed by New Delhi in the occupied territory.

In the United Kingdom, speakers at a conference in Oldham has urged the international community to exert diplomatic pressure on India to address human rights violations in the occupied territory.