DERA ISMAIL KHAN:The district administration organized a solidarity rally on Tuesday to mark Kashmir Black Day, reaffirming support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination and calling on the international community to help resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with United Nations resolutions.
The rally was led by Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Dawood Khan and attended by Deputy Commissioner Hikmatullah Wazir, officials of various government departments, Rescue 1122 personnel, Pakistan Army representatives and other relevant officials.
Before the rally commenced, participants observed a minute of silence to remember October 27, 1947, when Indian troops entered the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an event commemorated by the country as the beginning of a prolonged period of suffering for the Kashmiri people.
Addressing the rally, Commissioner Dawood Khan described the day as a dark chapter in Kashmir’s history, saying the Kashmiri people had endured decades of hardship in their struggle for freedom and fundamental rights.
He said the people of Pakistan stood firmly with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters and would continue to support their struggle.
He urged the international community to play its role in ensuring a just settlement of the Kashmir dispute and granting the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.
Deputy Commissioner Hikmatullah Wazir said the observance of Kashmir Black Day was aimed at drawing global attention to the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir and the difficulties faced by its people.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s continued support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination, adding that the rally conveyed a message of solidarity and assured them that they were not alone in their struggle.
Other speakers reiterated their commitment to extending political, moral, and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people and raising their voices for a peaceful and just resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with United Nations resolutions.