Islamabad:
Pakistan is observing the Kashmir Solidarity day to pay homage to
Kashmiris of Indian controlled territory, who lost their lives in their
struggle to get rid of New Delhi’s rule.
Pakistan has been marking the day since
1990 to highlight the plight of people of Kashmir for their birth right
to self determination promised to them by the international community
under the resolutions of United Nations Security Council.
All activities and transport came to
standstill when one minute’s silence was observed throughout the country
at 10 a.m. by blowing sirens.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime
Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan and AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majid
have issued special messages in connection with Kashmir day, expressing
solidarity with people of Occupied Kashmir.
President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani will address the joint session of the AJK Legislative Assembly and the Council.
A Kashmir convention will be held in
Islamabad in which tribute will be paid to martyrs, who sacrificed their
lives to get their birth right to self-determination.
The prime minister will host a dinner in honour of prominent Kashmir leaders in Islamabad.
A briefing will be arranged for all
foreign mission in Islamabad on the latest situation in disputed
Kashmir, while all major mission abroad will arrange receptions for
Pakistanis and Kashmiris.
Rallies, processions, seminars and photo exhibitions have been arranged by Pakistani mission abroad.
Packets containing ration will be given to each family living in refugee camps across the country.
A “Kashmiri Handicraft Exhibition” will be held at Lok Virsa where Kashmiri songs will be played and photos will be displayed.
Pakistan National Council of Arts will
arrange a painting exhibition on Kashmir Culture besides setting up an
Art Bazar on Kashmir and holding a puppet show. Posters and badges will
be distributed among people in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity
day.
Rallies, demonstrations, human chains by
men, women and children will be held at various cities of the country,
Azad Kashmir and the connecting points between Pakistan and Azad Jammu
and Kashmir including at Kohala to express solidarity with the
struggling Kashmiris of Indian Held Kashmir for their just cause for
freedom from Indian yoke.
According to official Associated Press
of Pakistan news agency, international community’s attention will be
drawn towards Indian atrocities and barbarities, stressing it to play
role in resolution of the Kashmir issue.
