Rallies held as Pakistanis express solidarity with Kashmiris

Published February 5, 2016
Security personnel  make human chain to show solidarity with the people of Kashmir. ─APP
Security personnel make human chain to show solidarity with the people of Kashmir. ─APP
PPP Activists holding a rally in Karachi to condemn the Indian aggression in occupied Kashmir. ─APP
PPP Activists holding a rally in Karachi to condemn the Indian aggression in occupied Kashmir. ─APP
Kashmiri students make a human chain at The Kohala Bridge in Azad Kashmir. ─AFP
Kashmiri students make a human chain at The Kohala Bridge in Azad Kashmir. ─AFP
A boy holds his hands in prayer during a rally to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day. ─Reuters
A boy holds his hands in prayer during a rally to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day. ─Reuters
A child looks from a vehicle during a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Karachi. ─Reuters
A child looks from a vehicle during a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Karachi. ─Reuters
Demonstrators hold national flags as they march during a protest to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, in Lahore. ─AFP
Demonstrators hold national flags as they march during a protest to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, in Lahore. ─AFP
Supporters of  Jamaat-i-Islami hold placards as they gather during a protest to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Lahore. ─AFP
Supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami hold placards as they gather during a protest to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Lahore. ─AFP
Demonstrators hold national flags as they march during a protest to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, in Lahore. ─AFP
Demonstrators hold national flags as they march during a protest to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, in Lahore. ─AFP
Protesters shout slogans during a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad. ─AFP
Protesters shout slogans during a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad. ─AFP
Girls clad in Kashmiri dress pray during a rally on Kashmir Day in Lahore.─AP
Girls clad in Kashmiri dress pray during a rally on Kashmir Day in Lahore.─AP
Minister Of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary participating in a human chain at Taien Dhalkot Bridge in Rawalakot. ─APP
Minister Of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary participating in a human chain at Taien Dhalkot Bridge in Rawalakot. ─APP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday called for resolving the lingering issue of Kashmir in accordance with the resolutions of UN Security Council, saying the credibility of the global organisation will be at stake if it fails to implement its own decisions.

Nawaz Sharif spoke to lawmakers in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan's part of Kashmir, as the countrymen observed “Kashmir Day.” Pakistan observes the day by holding rallies and arranging seminars on the issue of Kashmir.

The Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed as a national event since 1990, when the late Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the then chairman of Jamaat-i-Islami, had given the call for observing solidarity with Kashmiris for the first time on Feb 5.

Various religious and political parties held rallies and demonstrations across the country voicing support for the struggle of Kashmiri people for their right to self-determination.

All the educational institutes and government organisations were closed as there was a country-wide public holiday.

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