ISLAMABAD: Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed on Friday across the country including in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) to condemn the ongoing state terrorism and violence by the Indian Army in Indian-Held Kashmir.
A resolution to this effect was adopted in a special meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad on April 2 with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the chair.
Rallies, functions and walks were held in different parts of the country and around the globe by Pakistanis and Kashmiris to expose Indian atrocities and highlight the need for peaceful resolution of the long-standing dispute.
In AJK, the main rally was taken out in Muzaffarabad, whereas similar rallies were taken out from the deputy commissioner’s offices in Neelum, Jhelum Valley, Bagh, Rawalakot, Haveli, Kotli and other AJK districts.
Rallies were also held in various parts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by political parties and other groups.
Moreover, Senate opposition leader Sherry Rehman submitted a resolution against the Indian authorities in the Upper House of Parliament on Friday.
In his special message for the day, PM Abbasi said that the recent brutalities against innocent Kashmiris have set a new example of Indian barbarism.
“India wants to suppress Kashmiris who are asking for the right to self-determination,” he said further.
A total of 20 Kashmiri youth were martyred in operations and subsequent action against protesters by Indian forces earlier this week.
Over 200 civilians were also injured in the action.
Pakistan strongly condemned the brutal and discriminatory use of force by the Indian occupation forces.
The federal cabinet emphatically condemned the suspension of communication services, especially the internet in the valley and underscored that such reprehensible Indian attempts aimed at silencing the voice of the Kashmiris from reaching the international community would never succeed.
Published in Daily Times, April 7th 2018.
