Kashmir Solidarity Day

Kashmir Solidarity Day
Observed by Pakistan
Date 5 February
Next time 5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)
Frequency Annual
Related to Kashmir Conflict

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Urdu: یوم یکجہتی کشمیر‬‎) or Kashmir Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan and also observed by Kashmiri nationalists on 5 February each year. It is in observance of Pakistan’s support of and unity with the people of Indian-administered Kashmir, the nationalists' efforts to separate from India, and to pay homage to Kashmiris who have died in the conflict.[1][2] Solidarity rallies are held in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and by Mirpuri Kashmiris in the United Kingdom. The day often marks unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir.[3]

Kashmir Day was first proposed by the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Pakistan in 1990.[4][5] In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike".[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day today". The Hindu. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "Kashmir Day being observed today". The News International. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ↑ Kashmir Day in Pakistan
  4. ↑ Kashmir Day explained
  5. ↑ "Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity". 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  6. ↑ Henne, Peter (2017). Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781107143227. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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