MUZAFFARABD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is observing Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation) on August 5 to denounce India’s unilateral revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in 2019 and to express unwavering solidarity with the Kashmiri people.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), protest activities are organized by the Muzaffarabad Kashmir Cell in every district headquarters, with thousands of participants, including women and children.
In the state capital, Muzaffarabad, Kashmiris staged a huge protest procession on the main highway, beginning from the new Prime Minister’s House and continuing through Ghari Pan Chowk, before culminating at Azadi Chowk.
During the protest, demonstrators torched effigies of Indian officials, such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, as a symbolic protest against Indian brutality.
The march, organized by Pasban Hurriyat Chief Uzair Ahmed Ghazali, ended at the Quaid-e-Azam Lodge of United Nations Military Observer Mission, where protesters urged the UN and global community to take immediate action against continued human rights abuses in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
AJK Prime Minister’s Message
In a video message, Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Chaudary Anwarul Haq said that the people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistanis and Kashmiris living abroad, and Pakistanis residing on both sides of the Line of Control are observing Black Day today
On August 5, 2019, the Modi government in India abolished the special status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir to fulfill the Hindutva agenda. Chaudhry Anwarul Haq.
For the past decade, the Indian government has been narrowing the land of India for Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and Dalits. I salute the courage, bravery, and determination of the people of occupied Kashmir, the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir announced.
The people of Kashmir continue to struggle for their right to self-determination despite all the oppression by India. Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
The Kashmiri people will continue their struggle for the right to self-determination and will never accept India’s usurpation and immoral occupation. Prime Minister – Azad Kashmir
On behalf of the Kashmiri people, I would like to thank all those countries, international organizations, human rights activists, and journalistic organizations who exposed India’s intentions, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
Field Marshal Asim Munir Stands with the People of IIOJK
COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir and the CJCSC, the naval chief, the chief of air staff, and the Pakistan Armed Forces have restated their steadfast support for the brave and resilient people of Indian Illegally IOJK.
According to an Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) statement, the Pakistan armed forces are in full support of the just and consistent struggle of the Kashmiri people for their unalienable right to self-determination, enshrined in international law and UN Security Council resolutions, the statement stated.
The illegal occupation of IIOJK by Indian security forces continues in the form of an unremitting military siege, institutionalised human rights abuses, and demographic engineering, which is a serious violation of international conventions and is a subject of immense concern, it said.
India’s repressive behavior, along with its aggressive stance and inflammatory rhetoric, only serves to aggravate regional instability and continue human suffering. Lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without the peaceful and just resolution of the IIOJK issue, ISPR stated.
