The Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed all over the globe, including Pakistan, with great enthusiasm and firm resolve to continue the political and moral support for the Kashmiris till they win their freedom.
Rallies expressing complete solidarity with the Kashmiris were staged all over the country under the aegis of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), in which tens of thousands of people participated. Public meetings and seminars were also held in major cities during which the speakers highlighted the importance of Kashmir for Pakistan.
JI Ameer Sirajul Haq stood shoulder to shoulder with the Kashmiri leadership at the Kohala bridge linking Kashmir with Pakistan to complete the chain of hands formed by the people of Pakistan and Kashmir. He led and addressed the main Kashmir rally in Muzaffarabad. The Kashmir rally in Islamabad was led by JI deputy chief Muhammad Aslam. JI Secretary General Liaqat Baloch led the rally in Karachi. The Quetta rally was led by JI deputy chief Asadulah Bhutto while JI deputy chief Hafiz Muhammad Idrees led the rally in Gujranwala. The rally in Lahore was led by the JI Punjab chief Dr Syed Waseem Akhtar.
Haq told a huge public meeting at Muzaffarabad that Pakistan was incomplete without Kashmir and it could not give up the demand of the liberation of Kashmir at any cost. He said that friendship with India was impossible without the solution of the Kashmir issue.
He said that the US and Britain were responsible for the Kashmir problem and they should come forward for the implementation of the UN resolutions on Kashmir promising the right of self-determination to the Kashmiris.
He said the Quaid-e-Azam had declared Kashmir as the jugular vein of Pakistan, adding that the very existence of this country was insecure without Kashmir.
He made it clear to the Indian rulers that they could not defeat the Kashmiris’ spirit for liberation and their freedom struggle would continue till Kashmir was free.
He said US President Obama had done great injustice by not referring to the Kashmir issue during his India visit. He said if referendum could be held in Scotland, East Taimur and South Sudan, why referendum could not be held in Kashmir, adding that the world community should honour its commitment with the Kashmiri people.