ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (APP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday held a solidarity walk here on Constitution Avenue to mark the 79th Kashmir Black Day, commemorating the illegal landing of Indian occupation forces in Srinagar on October 27, 1947.
Led by Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, the officials of the foreign ministry participated in the walk which culminated at D-Chowk where the leaders including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar addressed the gathering.
The rally aimed to reaffirm Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in their struggle for justice and freedom.
Participants in the walk carried placards and chanted slogans in support of the Kashmiri people’s struggle against illegal foreign occupation.
Addressing the rally, Deputy Prime Minister Dar urged the international community to play its due role in alleviating the suffering of the Kashmiri people and ensuring the realisation of their inalienable right to self-determination.
He emphasised that sustainable peace in the region depended on resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
The Deputy Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolute commitment to continue extending all-out moral, diplomatic, and legal support to the Kashmiri people until they achieve their right to self-determination.
Earlier, in a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan, said that Pakistan stood in solidarity with the people of IIOJK, honouring their courage, resilience and enduring aspirations for dignity, peace and self-determination.
“Pakistan reaffirms its unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support and calls upon the international community to facilitate a just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions,” he added.