Kashmir Solidarity Day
| Kashmir Solidarity Day | |
|---|---|
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| Observed by | Pakistan |
| Date | 5 February |
| Next time | 5 February 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Kashmir Conflict |
Kashmir Solidarity Day (Urdu: یوم یکجہتی کشمیر), or Kashmir Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan and also observed by Kashmiri people on 5 February each year. It is in observance of Pakistan's support of and unity with the people of Indian-administered Kashmir, the peoples' efforts to secede from India, and to pay homage to the Kashmiris who have died in the conflict.[1][2] Solidarity rallies are held in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and by some members of the Mirpuri diaspora.
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 was 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]
See also
- Azad Kashmir Day
- Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)
- All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani
- Mohammad Abbas Ansari
References
- ^ "Pakistan to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day today". The Hindu. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "Kashmir Day being observed today". The News International. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Henne, Peter (2017). Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781107143227. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ What does Kashmir Solidarity Day mean?, The News International, 5 February 2017
External links
- Muhammad Raza Malik (4 February 2014), "The Kashmir Solidarity Day", The News International, archived from the original on 1 March 2014
- Nation to observe Kashmir Day today, Pakistan Today, 4 February 2015.
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