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Kashmir Solidarity Day (Urdu: یوم یکجہتی کشمیر) or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan on 5 February annually. It is observed to show Pakistan's support and unity with the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmiri separatists' efforts to secede from India, and to pay homage to the Kashmiris who have died in the conflict. Solidarity rallies are held in the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir,
Pakistan and by Mirpuri Kashmiris in the United Kingdom.
Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990, and supported by Nawaz Sharif. The current commemoration was started by the Pakistani minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in 2004.
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday told the National Assembly that Pakistan was committed to pursuing a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India, including on the issue of Kashmir.
In a written reply to a question raised by Pakistan...
India and Pakistan will have to move from having a state-centric approach to one that is people-centric for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute. This was stated by Dr Shaheen Akhtar, a senior research analyst, at a roundtable discussion at the Institute of Regional Studies here on Wednesday...
MIRPUR: Calling for an early and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed stressed that the settlement be in line with the aspirations of the people of AJK.
“The early and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute is key to...
MIRPUR: Once famed for its fine silks, Jammu and Kashmir has all but lost its title as the premier producer of silkworms. A primary source of revenue for the state, the silk industry is on the verge of collapse in the disputed Himalayan state.
A century ago, Kashmir had a “dynamic silk trade”...