Pakistan is commemorating Kashmir Solidarity Day at present (Wednesday), reaffirming its steadfast help for the Kashmiri folks’s proper to self-determination as recognised by UN resolutions.
Noticed yearly on fifth February, the day is a public vacation throughout the nation, with solidarity walks held in varied cities and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Pakistan continues to face with the folks of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), emphasising its unwavering help for his or her wrestle towards Indian occupation and oppression.
In Islamabad, a rally is about to be held at Structure Avenue. At 10am, sirens will sound, and a minute of silence will probably be noticed in tribute to Kashmiri martyrs.
Posters and billboards highlighting the plight of Kashmiris have been positioned at key areas, together with airports and railway stations.
In Muzaffarabad, the AJK Legislative Meeting will maintain a particular session to precise solidarity with these in Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOJK).
Human chains will probably be fashioned at Mangla, Kohala, Bararkot, Azad Pattan, and Holar, symbolising unity between Pakistan and AJK. A particular operate will happen at Mangla Bridge in Mirpur, with related occasions deliberate in Kotli and Bhimber districts.
In his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day, President Asif Ali Zardari mentioned this present day reminds the worldwide neighborhood of its duty in the direction of the oppressed Kashmiri folks.
He mentioned the United Nations ought to honour the guarantees made to the Kashmiris 78 years in the past and help their wrestle for his or her proper to self-determination.
On the event, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif mentioned the federal government and folks of Pakistan yearly noticed the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ to resume their steadfast help to the Kashmiri folks’s simply and legit wrestle for realising their proper to self-determination.
He mentioned that within the curiosity of sturdy peace in South Asia, the worldwide neighborhood ought to urge India to permit the Kashmiri folks to freely decide their very own future as an enduring peace couldn’t be achieved by suppressing the real aspirations of the native folks.
“The latest developments within the Center East confirmed that the long-standing disputes shouldn’t be allowed to fester,” the prime minister mentioned in a message on Kashmir Solidarity Day.
A press release issued by the PM Workplace quoted PM Shehbaz as saying: “The fitting to self-determination is a basic precept of worldwide regulation. Yearly, the UN Normal Meeting adopts a decision that stresses the authorized proper of individuals to resolve their very own future”.
The prime minister mentioned that the Kashmiri folks had not been in a position to train this proper, however the passage of the final seventy-eight years.
“Right this moment, the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) stays one of many most-militarised zones on the planet. Kashmiris live in an setting of concern and intimidation.”
The prime minister mentioned the political activists and human rights defenders confronted extended detention and confiscation of properties, including the political events, representing the real aspirations of the Kashmiri folks, had been banned. The intent of those oppressive measures was to crush dissent, he added.
The PM additional mentioned that India was additionally taking steps to consolidate its unlawful occupation of the IIOJK.
“Following its unlawful and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019, India’s efforts have been geared toward engineering demographic and political modifications in order that the Kashmiris rework right into a disempowered neighborhood in their very own land,” he added.
The prime minister reiterated that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute would stay a key pillar of their international coverage.
“Pakistan will proceed to supply its unwavering ethical, diplomatic and political help to the Kashmiri folks until the realisation of their proper to self-determination, as enshrined within the related UN Safety Council resolutions,” he reiterated.
The prime minister additionally saluted the resolve and braveness of the valiant Kashmiri folks, who continued to render innumerable sacrifices of their wrestle to realize their basic rights and freedoms.
Armed forces reaffirm help for Kashmiris
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Workers Committee (CJCSC) Normal Sahir Shamshad, the companies chiefs and the Pakistan armed forces additionally reaffirmed their unwavering help for the resilient folks of IIOJK of their wrestle for self-determination, the Inter-Companies Public Relations (ISPR) mentioned.
In addition they paid tribute to the indomitable spirit of the Kashmiri folks, who’ve endured a long time of oppression, state-sponsored brutality, and egregious human rights violations.
“Their unwavering resolve within the face of tyranny stays a beacon of braveness and inspiration for your entire nation,” the army’s media wing assertion learn.
The army’s media wing mentioned that the armed forces of Pakistan strongly condemn the continued grave violations of human rights in IIOJK, together with extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detentions.
These transgressions stand as a stark indictment of India’s blatant disregard for worldwide regulation, humanitarian rules, and basic human rights, it added.
“We urge the worldwide neighborhood, world human rights organisations, and the United Nations to take quick and decisive motion to handle the plight of the Kashmiri folks and make sure the implementation of United Nations Safety Council resolutions by their aspirations”, the assertion mentioned whereas quoting CJCSC and companies chiefs.
It additional mentioned that the Pakistan armed forces stay steadfast of their dedication to the simply reason behind Kashmir and resolute of their obligation to safeguard Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“We stand shoulder to shoulder with our Kashmiri brethren of their rightful pursuit of freedom and dignity, it concluded. Lengthy dwell Pakistan! Lengthy dwell Kashmir,” the assertion concluded.