ISLAMABAD: Kashmir
Solidarity Day was observed on Friday throughout Pakistan and Azad Kashmir to
draw attention of the world community towards the plight of Kashmiris and to
support their right to self-determination in accordance with the UN Security
Council resolutions.
Rallies, seminars and
other functions were organised by different organisations and political parties
to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir and human chains were formed
at different entry points of AJK, including Mangla, Kohala, Dhalkot, Azad
Pattan, Bhimbher, Holar and Brar Kot.
A one-minute silence
was observed at 10am to pay homage to martyrs of Kashmir and special prayers
were held at mosques for the success of liberation movement.
The main event of the
day, which was a public holiday, was special joint session of the Kashmir
Council and AJK Legislative Assembly which was addressed by Prime Minister
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
Public meetings were
also held in other districts and towns of Azad Kashmir like Mirpur, Bhimbher,
Kotli, Rawalakot, Bagh, Haveeli, Palandri, Hattiyan, and Neelam Valley in
support of Kashmiris’ struggle.
A large number of
people led by PML-N MNA Chudhary Khadim Hussain along with former member Punjab
Assembly Chudhary Nadeem Khadim gathered at the Mangla bridge to express
solidarity with the people of India-held Kashmir.
Mr Hussain said: “The
hearts of the people of Pakistan and Kashmir beat in unison.”
Pakistan would
continue its moral, political and diplomatic support for the people of Jammu
and Kashmir, he added.
Speakers called upon
India to immediately stop human rights violations in held Kashmir and give the
right of freedom to the people of Kashmiris according to the UN Charter.
A group of
motorcyclists from Multan reached the Mangla bridge to join the human chain.
In Karachi, the
directorate of human rights organised a walk to mark the day. The walk started
from the Sindh Secretariat and concluded at Karachi Press Club.
The Sindh Workers
Welfare Board also organised a programme to express solidarity with Kashmiri
brethren.
In Attock, State
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmad, while addressing a
function in Jinnah Hall, deplored that India continued to violate human rights
in Kashmir and brutalise Kashmiris there.
He said Pakistan would
never waver from its principled stance on Kashmir.
In Bahawalpur,
processions were taken out by various organisations, including Anjuman-i-Tajran
Bahawalpur.
A book exhibition was
held at Central Library in which pamphlets and books on the topic of struggle
for Kashmir freedom were put on display.
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