Pakistan expresses solidarity with Kashmiri people on Kashmir Martyrs' Day

The government and people of Pakistan are today solemnly observing the 91st Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Martyrs’ Day) and paying homage to the 22 Kashmiri martyrs of 1931, Report informs, citing the Embassy of Pakistan to Azerbaijan.

"People of Pakistan join the Kashmiri brethren on either side of the Line of Control (LoC) in commemorating the contribution of the Martyrs of 1931," the embassy said in a statement.

"Regretfully, Kashmiris are still struggling against India’s illegal occupation. Even today, the 900,000-strong Indian occupation forces continue to hold hostage the Kashmiri people under the worst form of military siege to perpetuate their wrongful occupation of Jammu and Kashmir," the embassy said.

According to the information, more than 640 Kashmiris have been martyred since then, and 120 have been martyred this year alone.

Pakistan also called upon the international community, international human rights organizations, and particularly the United Nations and its human rights mechanism 'to take cognizance of the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in the IIOJK and ensure peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.'