ISLAMABAD: A rally in connection with Youm-e-Istehsal was held at Constitution Avenue in Islamabad Monday’s morning to register protest against India’s illegal action of August 5, 2019, revoking the special status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, local media reported.
Addressing the rally, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar stated that the illegal step taken by the Indian government five years ago is an open and total violation of the UN resolutions and the UN Charter.
The Minister said if India considers itself champion of democracy, then it should open Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir for foreign observers to assess the atrocities and brutalities being perpetrated by the Indian occupation troops. Dar said India cannot succeed in its nefarious and evil designs by abrogating the special status of IIOJK through rescinding Article 370 and 35-A of the its constitution aimed at changing the demography of Occupied Kashmir.
He stated the incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is fighting the case of the people of Kashmir at all global forums including the UN, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
On the occasion, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Engineer Amir Muqam also addressed the rally.
