Kashmir Solidarity Day

Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan on 5 February annually. It is held in a show of Pakistan's support of and unity with the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmiri separatists' 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 the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir[3] as well as by some members of the Mirpuri diaspora.

For the ongoing conflict, see Kashmir conflict.
See also: Kashmir Martyrs' Day
Kashmir Solidarity Day
Banner raised for Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad
Observed by Pakistan
Date5 February
Next time5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toKashmir conflict

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990.[4] In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike";[5] Sharif had come to power with the help of the Jamaat in the previous year, and the 1991 event was also a Jamaat affair.[6]

The current 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' was started by the Pakistani minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in 2004.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Pakistan to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day today". The Hindu. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  2. "Kashmir Day being observed today". The News International. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. "Pakistan expresses 'unshakable' support for Kashmiris on Solidarity Day". DAWN.COM. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. Henne, Peter (2017). Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781107143227. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. 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.
  7. What does Kashmir Solidarity Day mean?, The News International, 5 February 2017
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