Kashmir Day is a national holiday in Pakistan. On this day, the Pakistani government and people express their solidarity with the independence of occupied Kashmir and the Kashmiri people

Solidarity:

Pakistan celebrates February 5 as a day of solidarity with Kashmiris living in all parts of divided Kashmir. The celebration of this day has been going on uninterruptedly for the last several years in which political and religious parties of Pakistanis living in Pakistan and in many countries of the world hold protest rallies and celebrations are held at official level.

At the time of the agreement reached between Sheikh Abdullah and Indira Gandhi, in 1975, Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto declared February 28 as the day of expression of solidarity with Kashmiris. Media reports at the time say the protests were so violent that the whole of Pakistan was shut down and people did not even water their livestock. Apart from Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, then president of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, was among those who suggested that the day be celebrated.

However, in 1990, Qazi Hussain, in consultation with Nawaz Sharif, demanded that a day be set aside to show solidarity with the Kashmiris, and this was immediately supported by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed of Jamaat-e-Islami, in consultation with Punjab Chief Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, announced his support for the armed militant movement in Kashmir and declared February 5, 1990 as Kashmir Solidarity Day. The PPP government was already the target of the opposition on the Kashmir issue, so Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto endorsed the announcement without delay and in the coming years, the formal commemoration of February 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day will begin. went.

When kashmir Day is Officially celebrated?

However, the official celebration of the day began in 2004 when the then Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Minister for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao officially announced the day. On February 5, 2004, Prime Minister Jamali addressed a joint sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir Council in Muzaffarabad. Since then it has been a tradition that this joint meeting is held on the same day every year and the Prime Minister of Pakistan or his nominated representative must attend this meeting.

History of Kashmir:

Famous for its natural beauty, Kashmir is located in the northernmost part of the Indian subcontinent, bordering the Himalayas. At the time of Partition of India, the region was a princely state under British rule.

State Division:

The state was divided into three parts, now under the control of India (Jammu and Kashmir), Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan) and China (Aksai Chin).

Division between Pakistan and India:

The division of Kashmir between India and Pakistan has led to animosity and bloodshed in the region with three wars between India and Pakistan - in 1947, 1965 and 1999.

Pakistan sees the issue of control of Kashmir as a fundamental issue between India and Pakistan, which has led to three wars and means that Pakistan has to devote a large portion of its national income to the military budget. Need

A non-working day was first proposed in 1990 by Qazi Hussain Ahmed of Jamaat-e-Islami to highlight the Kashmir issue. Time, Benazir Bhutto. The PPP then declared a public holiday on February 5.

All government, semi-government and private offices across Pakistan will remain closed on Kashmir Solidarity Day. State Bank of Pakistan will also remain closed.

How we celebrate this day?

This day is celebrated with political rallies, marches and speeches about Kashmir. A human chain was made on the main road from Pakistan to Kashmir.

A minute's silence was observed at 10 a.m. local time in honor of the dead. Radio Pakistan broadcasts a special marathon transmission focusing on various aspects of the Kashmir dispute.