PESHAWAR: Rallies and seminars were held across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday as part of the Kashmir Black Day to mark the anniversary of the landing of Indian troops in Srinagar on this day in 1947 and to express solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
In the provincial capital, KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi led the Black Day rally. Adviser for information Samar Haroon Bilour, adviser for education Dr Amir Abdullah and adviser for interior Kifayatullah Khan, as well as government employees, attended the rally.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kundi said that the 27th of October was observed as Black Day across the world, including Pakistan, against the Indian occupation of Kashmir.
He paid rich tribute to the unprecedented sacrifices of the Kashmiri people and demanded that they be given the right to decide their own future.
Participants pay tribute to Kashmiris’ sacrifices for freedom
He said that the people of KP, like the Pakistani nation, stood with the oppressed Kashmiri people.
Ms Bilour, while speaking to the media, also reaffirmed her unwavering support for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, stating that Oct 27, 1947, marked a dark chapter in their history when Indian forces entered and occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
She said the Kashmiri people had rendered immense sacrifices in their struggle for attaining the right to self-determination. Women, elders, and children had endured immense hardships and made unforgettable sacrifices, while Pakistan’s Armed Forces had also rendered sacrifices in this regard.
Rallies were also held in Mansehra, Torghar, Upper Kohistan, Lower Kohistan and Kolai-Palas districts of the Hazara division to mark the Kashmir Black Day.
Carrying banners and placards inscribed with anti-India slogans, participants marched through roads and streets. They also raised slogans demanding the right to self-determination for Kashmiris.
The speakers denounced the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special autonomous status by the Indian government, saying that Pakistan would continue its moral and diplomatic efforts for the rights of Kashmiris.
The Battagram district administration organised a seminar at Government Centennial Model High School, where speakers highlighted grave human rights violations, inhuman treatment of women and enforced disappearances of youth in IIOJK.
Events were held in different areas of Bajaur district to mark the Kashmir Black Day.
The main event was held at the district administration’s Jirga Hall in Civil Colony, Khar, and was attended by a large number of people from different walks of life.
Deputy commissioner Adnan Farid Afridi, district police officer Khan Zeb Mohmand and officials of government departments attended the function.
A number of students from educational institutions also participated in the event.
Rallies and seminars were held at the district headquarters and educational institutions in Mohmand district, with administration officials, students, teachers and hospital staff participating in activities to express solidarity with the people of IIOJK.
The district administration and civil society organised rallies in Dera Ismail Khan to mark Kashmir Black Day.
The rally organised by the district administration started from the deputy commissioner’s office and was led by commissioner Daud Khan.
A separate civil society rally was taken out from the GPO Chowk to Topanwala Chowk.
Participants paid tribute to the sacrifices and steadfastness of the people of IIOJK in their struggle for the right to self-determination. A one-minute silence was also observed in memory of those who had lost their lives in the conflict.
Events were also held in Charsadda and Shangla districts to mark Kashmir Black Day.
Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2026
