ISLAMABAD – In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties HurriyatConference, Syed Ali Gilani, has expressed gratitude to the people and theGovernment of Pakistan for observing the 5th of February every year asKashmir Solidarity Day.
In a statement in Srinagar, today, he said that the day has attainedspecial importance as it is being observed in the backdrop of India’sillegal move of stripping occupied Jammu and Kashmir of its special statusin contravention to the international norms and the United Nations’resolutions on Kashmir.
He emphasized that Pakistan was the only country which had been offeringpersistent and categorical support to the Kashmiris’ right toself-determination.
Syed Ali Gilani maintained that it was due to the diplomatic efforts ofPakistan that two meetings of the United Nations Security Council were heldto discuss the Kashmir issue in the recent past.
Other Hurriyat leaders and organizations also thanked Pakistan forobserving the day.
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Indian forces arrested dozens of Kashmiri youth during cordon and searchoperations and house raids to prevent anti-India protests a day ahead ofthe observance of Kashmir solidarity Day in Pakistan.
India’s National Investigation Agency along with Central Reserve PoliceForce and police personnel raided several locations in Kupwara, Pulwama andShopian to create an atmosphere of threat and harassment.
Meanwhile, protest demonstrations were held at various places includingPulwama, Srinagar and Shopian to denounce the Indian military repressionand the ongoing siege and lockdown on 184th consecutive day, today.Pro-freedom posters were pasted at many places in the territory.
