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MIRPUR (AJK), Jul 19 (APP):The people of Kashmir living in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK), and around the world observed “Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day” on Friday.
They renewed their resolve to continue the struggle for freedom from Indian unlawful occupation and to realize the idea of Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan. This spirit is based on the historic resolution passed in Srinagar on this day in 1947.
On July 19, 1947, the Kashmiris adopted a historic resolution in a special meeting of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference at the residence of veteran Kashmiri leader and later founding President of Azad Jammu Kashmir government, Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan in Srinagar, demanding accession of entire Jammu and Kashmir state to Pakistan in accordance with the aspirations of the people of the Muslim-majority Himalayan State.
The people of Kashmir observe this historic day every year with a renewal of the pledge to continue the struggle, with full vigour, for the achievement of their birthright to self-determination and translate the idea of accession of the entire Jammu Kashmir state to Pakistan under the spirit of the historic resolution passed this day in 1947 into reality.
In AJK, it was a public holiday to facilitate the masses from all sections of the civil society to participate in the ceremonies held to mark the historic day.
The representative leaders of people of all spheres of life from various parts of the concerned districts reiterated complete solidarity with the people of Pakistan with a renewed pledge to materialize the dream of accession to the entire Jammu Kashmir state to Pakistan into reality in the light of the historic resolution.
The day dawned with special prayers in the mosques for the liberation of all occupied Muslim lands including Indian-held Jammu Kashmir and Palestine, the success of the Kashmir freedom struggle and for the rest of the departed souls who laid down their lives for the cause of liberation of the motherland from the Indian Illegal rule.
Special meetings including seminars and symposiums were held in all ten districts and tehsil headquarters of AJK including in the state’s metropolis – Muzaffarabad to commemorate the historic day with the renewal of the pledge to continue the struggle to attain their birthright to self-determination and accomplish the dream of the accession of entire Jammu Kashmir state to Pakistan under the spirit of the historic resolution passed.
In Mirpur a grand rally was staged to observe the day, led by ADC (G) Yasir Mahmood.
SSP Kamran Ali, Mall Officer Syed Kaleem Abbas, Principal Mirpur-AJK MBBS Medical College, Faisal Bashir, AC Islamgarh sub Division Yasir Gardezi, President Markazi Anjuman e Tajraan Sohail, Shujah Mujahid, Writer’s Forum Chief, Garooq Jiraal and other city elite representing all segments of the civil society participated in the rally.
Addressing the rally, the speakers underlined that by protesting against the Indian forcible rule, the people in IIOJK always determined and proved that the Kashmir issue primarily involved their everlasting wishes and aspirations of determining their future and that no solution to the dispute could be arrived without ignoring their wishes to decide about their destiny in line with the resolutions of United Nations on the Kashmir issue.
They vehemently condemned the fresh ongoing wave of state terrorism and genocide of Kashmiri Muslims by the Indian occupying forces in the occupied Jammu & Kashmir – particularly since Delhi’s sinister act of August 5 2019 scrapping article 370 of the Indian constitution abrogating special status of the internationally-acknowledged disputed State of Jammu & Kashmir – by blatantly defying international norms and commitments – most particularly the United Nations resolutions in Jammu Kashmir conflict.
The speakers, in identical special ceremonies, hosted in various other parts of Azad and Jammu Kashmir, IIOJK and in other parts of the world – where Kashmiris are inhibiting, reiterated the pledge to continue the struggle for freedom of occupied Jammu & Kashmir with full vigour to bring to its logical end.