Kashmir Solidarity Day observed

The nation observed Kashmir Solidarity Day on Sunday with a pledge to seek a solution to the long-standing dispute of Kashmir according to United Nations resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiri people.
Mass rallies, symposia, peace walks conventions and meetings are being held across the country to draw world attention towards the plight of the oppressed Kashmiri people. Jamaat-e-Islami and other parties took out rallies in federal capital to show solidarity with their Kashmiri brethren.
In Islamabad, members of the Kashmir Committee of National Assembly led by Ejazul Haq visited the offices of the United Nations and handed over a memorandum to the Resident Representative of the United Nations.
The memorandum addressed to UN Secretary General called on the world body to ensure that Kashmiris get their right to self determination.
People belonging to different sections of the society staged a rally in the federal capital and expressed solidarity with the people living in Indian Occupied Kashmir struggling for freedom from India.
The participants, who were carrying placards and banners inscribed with different slogans, walked from China Chowk to National Press Club. Different speakers in their speeches urged India to stop human rights violations in held Kashmir.
They called upon the international community to force India to withdraw its troops from the occupied Kashmir and grant Kashmiris their right to self determination. They said the Pakistani nation was united in support of Kashmiris and Pakistan would continue to offer moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris.