On October 27th, Pakistan marked Kashmir Black Day to reiterate its unwavering support for those living in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) while calling for an equitable resolution to their longstanding dispute with India. This day also marks 78th Anniversary of Indian military invasion into Jammu and Kashmir from 1947, which many Pakistanis and Kashmiris worldwide regard as an illegal occupation beginning.

Leaders’ Statements of Solidarity

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif both issued separate messages emphasizing Pakistan’s strong support for Kashmir’s cause. President Zardari strongly condemned India’s August 5, 2019 actions that stripped IIOJK of its special status, while calling upon international institutions to hold India accountable for human rights violations within IIOJK. Additionally, Pakistan pledged its moral and diplomatic assistance towards supporting Kashmiris’ struggle for self-determination – Geo News reports.
Shehbaz Sharif called October 27 the darkest day in Kashmiri history and noted that lasting peace and stability in South Asia could only come through an equitable and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and peoples aspirationsalitat of Kashmiris, Arab News reported.
Observances and Solidarity Events (The Inaugurations, the Commemoration, etc)

Pakistan-wide events were organized to express support for IIOJK residents, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Rallies, seminars and solidarity walks organized by educational institutions, government offices and civil society groups took place with participants chanting slogans such as “Kashmir will become Pakistan” while also condemning Indian atrocities in this region. App
Engineer Amir Maqam led a rally in Islamabad on Monday to express Pakistan’s unwavering support for Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and denounced India’s harsh laws in IIOJK (Ice-Involved Indian and J&K Kashmir). [Geo News.].
International Observances
Pakistani diplomatic missions overseas also observed Kashmir Black Day to raise global awareness of the Kashmir issue. In Tehran, for instance, their Embassy hosted an event attended by staff, community members, and journalists – attended by Ambassador Muhammad Mudassir Tipu who reiterated Pakistan’s unflinching support of Kashmiris’ struggle for self-determination while denouncing India’s human rights violations as reported by IIOJK/Mehr News Agency.
Demand International action.

Pakistan’s leadership issued a call to the international community to take tangible steps toward peaceful resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute, appealing to United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as aspirationsal statements by Kashmiris for accountability for grave and systematic human rights violations in IIOJK by India. They underscored that lasting peace and stability for South Asia depend on just and durable settlement of this dispute in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as aspirationsal statements made by Kashmiris themselves, Geo News reported.
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