PESHAWAR
\nA central rally was held here on Thursday to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, expressing unwavering support for the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
\nThe rally marched from the Chief Minister\u2019s House to the Governor\u2019s House and was jointly led by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi and Adviser to the Chief Minister on Finance Muzammil Aslam. Heads of administrative departments, members of civil society, representatives of the business community, students, and citizens from various walks of life participated in large numbers.
\nThe participants strongly condemned Indian state repression in occupied Kashmir and reiterated their solidarity with the Kashmiri people. Protesters carried placards and banners bearing slogans against Indian atrocities and human rights violations.
\nUpon reaching the Governor\u2019s House, a one-minute silence was observed at the main gate to pay homage to the martyrs of Kashmir. Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, along with the rally participants, laid tribute to the sacrifices of the Kashmiri martyrs. Addressing the central rally, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said that the freedom struggle of the Kashmiri people is a just, legitimate, and principled struggle that cannot be suppressed through force, oppression, or coercion.
\nHe stressed that Pakistan must further intensify and strengthen its diplomatic efforts to effectively highlight the Kashmir issue at international forums.
\nThe Governor emphasized that granting the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions and their longstanding aspirations has become inevitable. He said that India\u2019s illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019, had further aggravated and complicated the Kashmir dispute.
\nCalling upon the international community to take immediate notice of grave human rights violations, Indian aggression, and state-sponsored brutality in occupied Kashmir, Governor Kundi reaffirmed that Pakistan would continue its political, diplomatic, and moral support for its Kashmiri brothers and sisters at every global forum.
\nHe expressed confidence that the people of occupied Kashmir would soon achieve freedom from Indian oppression, illegal occupation, and tyranny.
\nGovernor Kundi also paid tribute to the centuries-long struggle, resilience, and unwavering resolve of the Kashmiri people, saying that the brave people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stand shoulder to shoulder with their Kashmiri brethren, as they always have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR A central rally was held here on Thursday to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, expressing unwavering support for the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The rally marched from the Chief Minister\u2019s House to the Governor\u2019s House and was jointly led by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi and Adviser to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-529704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n