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Kashmir Day was first proposed by [[Qazi Hussain Ahmad]] of the [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] party in Pakistan in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/277511-karachi-stands-with-kashmir-in-solidarity |title=Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity |date=2018-02-06 |access-date=2018-02-10 |language=en-PK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071649/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/277511-karachi-stands-with-kashmir-in-solidarity |archive-date=11 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Nawaz Sharif]] called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Henne |first1=Peter |title=Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions |date=2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107143227 |page=89 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jdQoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> Sharif had come to power with the help of Jamaat the previous year. The 1991 event still a Jamaat affair.<ref>[https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaa842.html Information on Jamaat-i Islami or Jammat Islami, its activities, membership, policies, and connections to military groups, other states, terrorist groups, etc.], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, via UNHCR, 1 June 1991.</ref> The present Kashmir Solidarity Day was started by the Pakistan minister of [[Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas|Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas]] in 2004.<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/184157-What-does-Kashmir-Solidarity-Day-mean What does Kashmir Solidarity Day mean?], The News International, 5 February 2017</ref>
Kashmir Day was first proposed by [[Qazi Hussain Ahmad]] of the [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] party in Pakistan in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/277511-karachi-stands-with-kashmir-in-solidarity |title=Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity |date=2018-02-06 |access-date=2018-02-10 |language=en-PK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071649/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/277511-karachi-stands-with-kashmir-in-solidarity |archive-date=11 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Nawaz Sharif]] called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Henne |first1=Peter |title=Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions |date=2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107143227 |page=89 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jdQoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> Sharif had come to power with the help of Jamaat the previous year. The 1991 event still a Jamaat affair.<ref>[https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaa842.html Information on Jamaat-i Islami or Jammat Islami, its activities, membership, policies, and connections to military groups, other states, terrorist groups, etc.], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, via UNHCR, 1 June 1991.</ref> The present Kashmir Solidarity Day was started by the Pakistan minister of [[Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas|Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas]] in 2004.<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/184157-What-does-Kashmir-Solidarity-Day-mean What does Kashmir Solidarity Day mean?], The News International, 5 February 2017</ref>

== Ceremony ==

=== Official ===

2017: [[ISPR Pakistan|ISPR]] paid tribute by launching an official video Sangbaaz.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WfUGi6jdI Sangbaaz], Youtube</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1317550/ispr-releases-song-paying-rich-tribute-kashmiris/|title=ISPR releases song paying rich tribute to Kashmiris|date=2017-02-05|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

2019: In Pakistan, [[one-minute silence]] was observed to pay homage to martyrs of [[Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1461965|title=President Alvi demands Indian govt uphold rights of Kashmiri people|date=2019-02-05|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/04-02-2019/kashmir-solidarity-day-to-be-observed-across-country-on-feb-5|title=Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed today|last=|first=|date=|website=radio.gov.pk|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

Pakistani Pesident [[Arif Alvi]] addressed a session in AJK legislative assembly and attended federal cabinet meeting<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kashmir-solidarity-day-2019-pakistan-india-separatist-protest-disputed-territory-a8762671.html|title=What is Kashmir Solidarity Day and how is it observed?|date=2019-02-04|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1903935/1-nation-observes-kashmir-day/|title=Nation observes Kashmir Day with renewed pledges|date=2019-02-05|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref> raising eight demands from the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1903935/1-nation-observes-kashmir-day/|title=Nation observes Kashmir Day with renewed pledges|date=2019-02-05|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/227271|title=President Alvi puts forward eight demands to India on Kashmir Solidarity Day|website=www.geo.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

*Free all political prisoners
*Uphold freedom of expression in Kashmir
*Ban the use of firearms against Kashmiri citizens
*Ban the use of pellet guns against Kashmiris
*Withdraw draconian 'black laws' in Kashmir
*Allow IOK leaders to travel freely and "make their case abroad"
*Allow international rights observers into IOK to "see the situation for themselves"
*Lift restrictions on electronic communications

President Alvi also pointed to [https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/IN/DevelopmentsInKashmirJune2016ToApril2018.pdf UN fact finding report] documenting alleged human rights violation.<ref name=":0" />

=== Public ===

2019: Jamaat-e-Islami, Aiwan-e-Karkunan-e-Tehreek-e-Pakistan, [[Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam]] and others organized rally in different Pakistani cities.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Kashmir Day commemoration ==

Every year, people in several countries participate in Kashmir Day. Their participation highlights issues faced by Kashmiris, their root cause and their possible solution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/urdu/en/audiotrack/kashmir-day-celebrated-canberra|title=Kashmir Day Celebrated in Canberra|website=SBS Your Language|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref><ref name="UK parliament report">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/387728-uk-parliament-report-accuses-india-of-mass-murder-of-kashmiris|title=UK parliament report accuses India of mass murder of Kashmiris|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
=== United Kingdom ===

In 2017, Jammu and Kashmir Self-Determination Movement International and the Pakistan High Commission organised a conference in the [[British Parliament]], which was attended by twenty parliamentarians belonging to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir. After having promised to hold a parliamentary enquiry into the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, the group released a report in October 2018, including a number of recommendations for India to alleviate the sufferings of Kashmiris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kmsnews.org/news/2017/10/26/kashmir-conference-in-british-parliament/|title=Kashmir conference in British Parliament|date=2017-10-26|website=Kashmir Media Service|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref><ref name="UK parliament report"/>
=== Australia ===
In Australia, Kashmir Solidarity Council - Australia Chapter organized seminars and picture exhibitions highlighting Kashmir issue. It requested world leaders to come forward and solve this matter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/urdu/en/audiotrack/kashmir-day-celebrated-canberra|title=Kashmir Day Celebrated in Canberra|website=SBS Your Language|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/06/kashmir-solidarity-day-commemorated-in-australia/|title=Kashmir Solidarity Day commemorated in Australia {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Revision as of 03:38, 5 February 2020

For the ongoing conflict, see Kashmir conflict.
See also: Kashmir Martyrs' Day
Kashmir Solidarity Day
Observed byPakistan
Date5 February
Next time5 February 2025 (2025-02-05)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toKashmir Conflict

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Template:Lang-ur) or Kashmir Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan and also observed by Kashmiri nationalists on 5 February each year. It is in observance of Pakistan's support of and unity with the people of Indian-administered Kashmir, the nationalists' efforts to separate from India, and to pay homage to Kashmiris who have died in the conflict.[1][2] Solidarity rallies are held in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and by Mirpuri Kashmiris in the United Kingdom.

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Pakistan in 1990.[3] In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike".[4] Sharif had come to power with the help of Jamaat the previous year. The 1991 event still a Jamaat affair.[5] The present Kashmir Solidarity Day was started by the Pakistan minister of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in 2004.[6]

Ceremony

Official

2017: ISPR paid tribute by launching an official video Sangbaaz.[7][8]

2019: In Pakistan, one-minute silence was observed to pay homage to martyrs of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.[9][10]

Pakistani Pesident Arif Alvi addressed a session in AJK legislative assembly and attended federal cabinet meeting[11][12] raising eight demands from the Government of India.[9][13][14]

  • Free all political prisoners
  • Uphold freedom of expression in Kashmir
  • Ban the use of firearms against Kashmiri citizens
  • Ban the use of pellet guns against Kashmiris
  • Withdraw draconian 'black laws' in Kashmir
  • Allow IOK leaders to travel freely and "make their case abroad"
  • Allow international rights observers into IOK to "see the situation for themselves"
  • Lift restrictions on electronic communications

President Alvi also pointed to UN fact finding report documenting alleged human rights violation.[9]

Public

2019: Jamaat-e-Islami, Aiwan-e-Karkunan-e-Tehreek-e-Pakistan, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and others organized rally in different Pakistani cities.[10][13]

Kashmir Day commemoration

Every year, people in several countries participate in Kashmir Day. Their participation highlights issues faced by Kashmiris, their root cause and their possible solution.[15][16]

United Kingdom

In 2017, Jammu and Kashmir Self-Determination Movement International and the Pakistan High Commission organised a conference in the British Parliament, which was attended by twenty parliamentarians belonging to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir. After having promised to hold a parliamentary enquiry into the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, the group released a report in October 2018, including a number of recommendations for India to alleviate the sufferings of Kashmiris.[17][16]

Australia

In Australia, Kashmir Solidarity Council - Australia Chapter organized seminars and picture exhibitions highlighting Kashmir issue. It requested world leaders to come forward and solve this matter.[18][19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day today". The Hindu. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Day being observed today". The News International. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ Henne, Peter (2017). Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781107143227. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ Information on Jamaat-i Islami or Jammat Islami, its activities, membership, policies, and connections to military groups, other states, terrorist groups, etc., Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, via UNHCR, 1 June 1991.
  6. ^ What does Kashmir Solidarity Day mean?, The News International, 5 February 2017
  7. ^ Sangbaaz, Youtube
  8. ^ "ISPR releases song paying rich tribute to Kashmiris". The Express Tribune. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "President Alvi demands Indian govt uphold rights of Kashmiri people". DAWN.COM. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed today". radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 5 February 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "What is Kashmir Solidarity Day and how is it observed?". The Independent. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Nation observes Kashmir Day with renewed pledges". The Express Tribune. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Nation observes Kashmir Day with renewed pledges". The Express Tribune. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  14. ^ "President Alvi puts forward eight demands to India on Kashmir Solidarity Day". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Kashmir Day Celebrated in Canberra". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  16. ^ a b "UK parliament report accuses India of mass murder of Kashmiris". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Kashmir conference in British Parliament". Kashmir Media Service. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Kashmir Day Celebrated in Canberra". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Kashmir Solidarity Day commemorated in Australia | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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