Black Day marked with protest rallies, demonstrations across country

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Kashmiris settled in the country and people on Friday observed Kashmir Black Day by holding big protest rallies and demonstrations, condemning the illegal annexation of India’s Illegally Occupied Jummu and Kashmir.

Big protest demonstrations and rallies attended by people of all walks of life were held where people expressed solidarity with oppressed Kashmiris of IIOJK, who faced unending brutal oppression, human rights abuses and organized state terrorism for the last 76 years with steadfastness and bravery.

Every year, the people of Kashmir observe October 27 as black day to condemn the illegal annexation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and remind the world community to fulfill its pledge by granting them the right of self-determination as per UN Security Council resolutions.

Protest demonstrations and rallies were held at Peshawar, DI Khan, Chitral, Abbottabad, Mardan, Swat, Khyber, Manshera, Kohat, Bannu, Charsadda, Dir Lower, Malakanad, Hangu, Bajaur and others districts of KP where people raised placards and banners inscribed with slogans like ‘Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan and India Go Out of Kashmir”.

On October 27, 1947, Indian-occupied forces illegally invaded Jammu and Kashmir against the will of Kashmiris, the Indian Independence Act, and the UN Charter and since then Kashmiris observed the black day to express solidarity with Kashmiris of the held valley.