5th February 2025: A Day of Solidarity with Kashmir

Kashmir Day is a day of solidarity with the Kashmiri people, who have been struggling for their right to self-determination for over seven decades. On this day, Pakistanis and Kashmiris all over the world come together to express their support for the Kashmiri cause.

The people of Kashmir have been facing immense hardships and oppression at the hands of the Indian government. They have been denied their basic human rights, including the right to freedom of speech, expression, and assembly. The Indian government has also imposed a brutal military occupation on the region, which has led to the deaths of thousands of innocent Kashmiris.

Despite the immense challenges they face, the Kashmiri people have not given up on their struggle for freedom. They continue to resist the Indian occupation and demand their right to self-determination.

Kashmir Day is an important reminder of the Kashmiri people's struggle for freedom. It is a day for us to show our support for their cause and to call on the international community to take action to end the Indian occupation of Kashmir.

We must not forget the Kashmiri people and their struggle for freedom. We must continue to raise our voices in support of their cause and demand that the Indian government respect their basic human rights.

Here are some ways you can show your support for the Kashmiri people on Kashmir Day:

• Attend a rally or protest in support of Kashmir.
• Share information about the Kashmiri struggle on social media.
• Contact your elected officials and urge them to take action on Kashmir.
• Donate to organizations that are working to support the Kashmiri people.

Together, we can make a difference for the people of Kashmir.

Hearts of Pakistanis

Syed Ali Gilani has expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for observing 5th February as Kashmir Solidarity Day aimed at conveying the message, loud and clear, that hearts of the people of Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir throb in unison.

Syed Ali Gilani in a message issued simultaneously in Srinagar and New Delhi, today, said that the support of Pakistani people to the Kashmiris has always served as inspiration for them in their struggle to achieve the inalienable right to self-determination

He expressed confidence that Pakistan would continue its political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmir cause. The veteran leader pointed out that the people of Kashmir had resolved not to sit idle in the face of Indian state terrorism.

In Baramulla, forceful anti-India demonstrations were held to protest against the stepped up Indian atrocities against the Kashmiris. Undeclared curfew was imposed in Sopore to prevent people from staging protests against the recent killing of two sisters in the town.

The puppet administration dismissed two teachers at Soibugh in Budgam for their involvement in the last year-uprising in occupied Kashmir.

The JKLF-R started a signature campaign in Srinagar, today, to press Kashmiris’ demand to India to return the mortal remains of martyred leader, Muhammad Maqbool Butt.

The Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob in a statement, today, condemned the raid by Indian police on the house of party leader, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza in Islamabad. »

Kashmir Day

LAHORE-Kashmir Solidarity Day will be observed on February 5 (today) in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir with great national fervour.
It will be a public holiday and all govt, semi-govt offices, educational institutions, commercial centres and markets will remain closed.
The day is observed to express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren in their just struggle to resolve the Kashmir dispute according to UN resolutions.
The dispute is unresolved since the past 60 years after the Indian refusal to allow plebiscite in Kashmir in order to facilitate Kashmiris to decide their fate according to the UN resolutions which were adopted to resolve conflict between India and Pakistan on Kashmir issue.
The successive Indian govts not only refused to hold plebiscite but continued rhetoric of Kashmir as ‘atootang’ of India.
During Pervez Musharraf’s regime, a fresh attempt was made to resolve Kashmir dispute by dialogue but Indian stubborn attitude hampered the dialogue between Pervez Musharraf and Indian former Prime Minister Vajpayee.
However, later both the countries agreed to resume the composite dialogue including Kashmir dispute alongwith other issues of trade and cultural exchange. Both the countries also resolved to make confidence building measures before the meaningful talks.
However, nothing tangible came out of these dialogues despite unilateral CBMs by Pakistan and now the composite dialogue are also not progressing as anticipated.
The political, social organisations and Kashmiri organisations will stage protest demos, seminars and symposium on the day. One minute silence would also be observed to pay tributes to Kashmiri martyres.
A chain of human hands will be made by Pakistani and Kashmiri people from Rawalpindi/Islamabad to Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir as a sign of unity and solidarity. Pakistani and Kashmiri delegations will present memorandum to UN office in Islamabad demanding plebiscite in Kashmir according to the UN resolutions.
In Lahore, a number of seminars and symposium will be held on the day. Nazria Pakistan Foundation, Kashmir Action Committee, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Kashmir Centre and other Kashmiri organisations will stage protest demos.
President, PM for just solution of Kashmir
Our staff reporter adds: President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan would continue to extend its moral, political and diplomatic support for a just and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the wishes of Kashmiri people.
“We remain engaged in a sincere, sustained and purposeful dialogue with India on Kashmir. We believe that with sincerity, courage and flexibility, we can achieve a solution to the long-standing Kashmir dispute,” the President said in his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day.
He said that Pakistan always stressed the need to end violence and human rights abuses in Indian occupied Kashmir. He said that Pakistan firmly believed that an enabling environment is necessary for the success of peace process.
“Today, we observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day; we salute the families of over ninety thousand Kashmiris who have sacrificed their lives in the valiant struggle to attain their inalienable right to freedom. Pakistan extends its full support for the inherent rights of the Kashmiri people to determine their own destiny,” the President said.
Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro said,”The Government of Pakistan remains steadfast in extending its full support to the Kashmiris in their struggle of freedom.”
“We observe Kashmir Solidarity Day every year to mark our unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support to the valiant struggle of our Kashmiri brothers and sisters to achieve their legitimate right to self-determination,” the Prime Minister said in his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day.
The Prime minister said that on behalf of the Government and the people, he would like to say that Kashmir Solidarity Day would be observed across the country and Azad Kashmir today (Tuesday) with a pledge to express solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri people in their struggle for right to self-determination.

The Nation

I dont know if to say "Happy Kashmir Day" because the situation in occupied Kashmir is not such that we should be celebrating. For 60 years the people of Indian occupied Kashmir have only faced Martial Law. India claim to be the world largest democracy but in Kashmir the people have no right to choose. India's first Prime Minister said that India would hold an election in Kashmir to determine which nation the people of Kashmir wanted to join, but 60 years later nothing. Judging by India's recent brutalities we shouldn't expect elections in Kashmir in the near future. India has used force to keep its federation. They used force in Jundagh, Hyderabad, Goa, Kashmir and many other places. At peace talks India seems ready to talk about everything except for Kashmir. 60 years on its about time that India fulfill the promise that it made to the people of Kashmir 60 years ago. Let them decide, let them have a voice in your democracy, let them vote.