Rally held in Ziarat on Kashmir Black Day led by Assistant Commissioner Habibur Rehman Kakar

ZIARAT: On the orders of Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti and the directions of Ziarat Deputy Commissioner Abdul Quddus Achakzai, a rally was held on 27 October to mark Kashmir Black Day. It was led by Assistant Commissioner Habibur Rehman Kakar. District officers and people from different schools of thought took part in the rally.

Tehsildar Noor Ahmed Kakar also addressed the rally. A minute’s silence was observed at 10am to express solidarity with the Kashmiri people. The participants renewed their support for the Kashmiri people’s struggle for freedom and their right to self-determination.

Solidarity and the Kashmir issue

Assistant Commissioner Habibur Rehman Kakar said Kashmir Black Day was observed to express solidarity with the Kashmiri people and to draw the attention of the international community to the Kashmir issue. He said the Kashmiri people had long been struggling for their basic rights and the right to self-determination, and the people of Pakistan stood with them.

He added that Black Day was observed every year in memory of the events that took place in Kashmir on 27 October 1947, so that the hardships of the Kashmiri people could be highlighted and a voice could be raised globally for a just solution to the Kashmir issue.

At the end of the rally, the participants pledged to continue supporting the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. They said the international community should play an effective role in a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan