Published October 27,2024
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Pakistan on Sunday marked the event they name Black Day to point out solidarity with the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir on the 77th anniversary of the dispute over the area.
Special prayers have been held in Pakistani mosques for Kashmiris who misplaced their lives throughout the battle in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Political, social, and human rights activists held rallies in main cities akin to Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Muzaffarabad to protest the “illegal occupation” of the valley and demand implementation of related UN resolutions on Kashmir.
In Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir, hundreds of individuals, together with Anwarul Haq, the area’s prime minister, attended a big rally.
Pakistan’s President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s “unflinching” diplomatic, ethical, and political assist for the reason for the individuals of Kashmir.
“The people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have suffered countless hardships during the last seventy-seven years. However, their resolve to realize their inalienable right to self-determination remains as firm as it was in 1947,” Sharif stated in an announcement.
Sharif accused India of taking steps since August 2019-when New Delhi revoked the area’s particular status-to tighten its grip over its a part of Kashmir.
“India’s nefarious designs are aimed at undermining the disputed status of IIOJK and denying the Kashmiri people their democratic right to decide their own future,” he added.
On Oct. 27, 1947, Indian troops positioned themselves in Kashmir’s largest metropolis, Srinagar, after India and Pakistan gained their independence from British colonial rule.
The anniversary of this Indian motion is noticed by Pakistanis and Kashmiris as Black Day, whereas India commemorates it as Accession Day.
DISPUTED REGION
Kashmir, a Muslim-majority Himalayan area, is held by India and Pakistan in elements and claimed by each in full. A small sliver can be held by China.
Since they have been partitioned in 1947, the 2 international locations have fought three wars-in 1948, 1965, and 1971-two of them over Kashmir.
Also, within the Siachen glacier in northern Kashmir, Indian and Pakistani troops have fought intermittently since 1984. A cease-fire took impact in 2003.
Source: www.anews.com.tr