CM Pays Tribute to Kashmiris on Black Day

Key Points:

The chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, paid tribute to the martyrs of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Black Day.
She reaffirmed Pakistan’s continued moral and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination.
She described Oct 27 as a dark chapter in world history and said Kashmir and Pakistan were inseparable.
She said the Kashmir dispute had become a matter of international concern.

LAHORE: The chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, paid tribute to the martyrs of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, the provincial government said.

In a message marking Youm-i-Siyah (Black Day), observed to condemn India’s occupation of the territory on Oct 27, 1947, she described the day as a dark chapter in world history, the government said.

“The stain of October 27 is becoming increasingly evident on the face of Indian leadership,” she said.

Kashmir and Pakistan were inseparable and no one could sever their ties, she said.

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The Kashmir dispute was no longer an issue concerning a single country but had become a matter of international concern, she said. Pakistan would continue to present the Kashmir case before the international community.

Reaffirming solidarity with the Kashmiri people, she said Pakistan would persist with its policy of extending moral and diplomatic support to them.

She expressed confidence that the sacrifices of millions of innocent Kashmiris would not go in vain and that the people of the occupied territory would eventually see the dawn of freedom.