ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) are observing Accession to Pakistan Day on Tuesday (July 19, 2016) with a renewed pledge to continue their freedom struggle till liberation of the state from Indian subjugation.
It was on this day in 1947 that the Kashmiris adopted a historic resolution from the platform of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in Srinagar, demanding accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan in accordance with the Partition Plan and two-nation theory.
Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, in a joint statement appealed to the people to observe complete shutdown today (Tueday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) as black day against the recent killings of Kashmiris by the Indian troops in the occupied territory.
The strike will also be observed on Thursday and Friday.
Black Day will also be observed against the Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir tomorrow.
