AJK observes India's independence day as black day
People across Azad Jammu & Kashmir Thursday observed India's Independence Day as black day to mark protest against long forced and illegal occupation of a large part of Jammu and Kashmir state by India and to condemn ruthless use of force against the innocent people of the curfew-clamped occupied Kashmir - currently turned into world's largest prison ever since the recent scraping of the special status of the disputed state by Delhi's hardliner regime.
A mammoth public rally held in Mirpur to observe the black day, through a unanimously passed resolution warned India to abstain from launching any aggression against Pakistan or Azad Jammu & Kashmir. "Every individual of AJK is fully prepared to make defense of inch after inch of the motherland - shoulder to shoulder with valiant armed forces of Pakistan if India dared to launch any attack against Pakistan or AJK", the rally declared.
The rally thanked and paid rich tributes to the people and the government of Pakistan especially Prime Minister Imran Khan assurance, during his visit to Muzaffarabad Wednesday, of his unequivocal full support to Kashmiris struggle for right self determination besides Pakistan's full befitting response to any impending Indian aggression against Azad Jammu Kashmir.
This year Jammu & Kashmir people are observing India's Independence Day as black day with more traditional hatred and resentment against India because of her recent hostile and unlawful act of altering the special status of the worldacknowledged disputed status of the Jammu & Kashmir state through revocation of Art-370 and 35-A of her constitution - violating United Nations resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir issue. The Indian independence day was marked with mass antiIndia protest rallies and demonstrations in all small and major towns in the liberated territory including capital city of Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Bhimbher, Rawalakot, Bagh, Palandri, Neelam valley, Jhelum valley, Havaili and other towns and villages.
People from diverse segments of the civil society including social, political and other public representative organization attended the rallies holding black flags and wearing black bands around their arms to mark Indian independence day as black day.
In Mirpur led by the elders of the city representing all walks of life including social and political workers, employees of private and public sector organizations besides senior officials of the state institutions including Divisional Commissioner M Tayyeb, DIG Police Sardar Gulfraz Khan, DC and Chairman National Events Organising Committee Mirpur Sardar.