Today, Kashmir Solidarity Day is being observed across Pakistan and worldwide with full devotion, solemnity, and national resolve. The day serves to pay tribute to the Kashmiri people for their struggle for freedom, immense sacrifices, and persistent resistance for the right to self-determination. Kashmir Solidarity Day is also a reaffirmation that the Kashmiri people are not alone in their just struggle, and Pakistan stands with them at every level.
Celebrations and Expressions of Solidarity Nationwide
Tributes are being paid to the blood shed in the occupied territories of Kashmir across Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Special events, gatherings, rallies, processions, seminars, and conferences are being organized city by city to highlight the Kashmir issue in front of global conscience.
At Kohala Bridge, a human chain has been formed to express solidarity with the people of the occupied valley, while Pakistanis and Kashmiris living abroad are also joining their voices in support of the Kashmiri people. Today has also been declared a public holiday in Pakistan and Kashmir in recognition of the day.
Humanitarian Tragedy in Occupied Kashmir
It is a harsh reality that over the past seven decades, more than six hundred thousand Kashmiris have been martyred in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In the last 34 years alone, over 96,000 Kashmiris have lost their lives, more than 7,000 were killed in detention, and over 100,000 children have been deprived of parental care.
Since 5 August 2019, Indian atrocities have intensified, with 966 Kashmiris martyred, over 25,000 arrested, and thousands subjected to brutal torture in the past five years. The wave of state oppression continued in January 2025, claiming the lives of more innocent Kashmiris.
Message from President Asif Ali Zardari
President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, on Kashmir Solidarity Day, reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Kashmiri people, stating that they should be granted the right to self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.
In his statement, he emphasized that India’s illegal occupation is a grave challenge to global conscience and that the actions of 5 August 2019 further strengthened its hold on Kashmir. He said that human rights violations in occupied Kashmir continue unabated, including the detention of Kashmiri leadership, media restrictions, house demolitions, and restrictions on digital freedoms, all aimed at hiding the reality in the region. He added that the profiling of mosques and religious institutions is a clear example of religious discrimination.
President Zardari stressed that the Kashmiri people have the inalienable right to religious freedom, and durable peace in South Asia is impossible without resolving the Kashmir issue. He urged the international community to compel India to stop human rights violations in occupied Kashmir. He affirmed that Pakistan will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kashmiri people.
Message from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, reiterated Pakistan’s principled, continuous, and unwavering moral, diplomatic, and political support for the Kashmiri people’s just struggle for self-determination.
He urged that the longstanding Jammu and Kashmir dispute be resolved according to United Nations Security Council resolutions and strongly condemned grave human rights violations in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister described India’s unilateral and illegal actions of 5 August 2019 as a clear violation of international law and called on the international community to ensure that Kashmiris can exercise their inalienable right through a free and impartial plebiscite under UN supervision.
Statement from Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said that India’s atrocities cannot break the spirit of the Kashmiri people and that their struggle for freedom will eventually succeed.
In his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day, he stated that the Kashmiri people have stood firm against Indian oppression for seven decades. He added that the people of Pakistan will never withdraw their political, moral, and diplomatic support for their Kashmiri brothers and that every citizen of Balochistan stands with the Kashmiri people.
Sarfraz Bugti emphasized that granting Kashmiris the right to self-determination, in accordance with UN resolutions, is the responsibility of the international community, and Kashmir Solidarity Day serves as a reaffirmation of unwavering commitment and solidarity with the Kashmiri people.
Message from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, said in a special message that every Pakistani’s heart beats with love for Kashmir, and the freedom struggle of the Kashmiri people is a matter of pride for all.
Maryam Nawaz paid tribute to Kashmiri martyrs who sacrificed their lives to keep the flame of self-determination alive, stating that the brave Kashmiris, who have resisted Indian brutality for seven decades, deserve honor and respect. She remarked that Indian barbarism has turned the paradise-like valley of Kashmir into an open jail, where grave human rights violations have become a daily occurrence.
Pakistan Armed Forces Reaffirm Solidarity
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on Kashmir Solidarity Day, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces; Admiral Naveed Ashraf, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, Chief of Air Staff, reaffirmed the armed forces’ unwavering solidarity with the oppressed and courageous people of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The statement emphasized that Pakistan Armed Forces will continue to support the Kashmiri people’s struggle for self-determination. Extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and systematic attempts to alter the demographic and political structure in occupied Kashmir continue, representing clear violations of international law.
The ISPR highlighted that a fair and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue, in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people, is indispensable for lasting peace and stability in South Asia, and urged the international community to take meaningful and effective steps to alleviate the hardships of the Kashmiri people.
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