Pakistan High Commission Colombo Commemorates Kashmir Black Day 27th October 2024

The High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Colombo organized a seminar/photo exhibition to mark the ‘Kashmir Black Day’ on October 27, 2024. The event was attended by people from different walks of life including Pakistani community in Sri Lanka, journalists, writers and friends of Kashmir. The messages from the President, Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan were also readout for the audience.

The seminar was addressed by Mr. Shiraz Yoonus, political activist and National Coordinator of Muslim Affairs and Ms. Suriya Rizvi a Pakistani Alumni. The panel of speakers highlighted Indian atrocities in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and inhumane treatment of innocent Kashmiris at the hands of Indian occupation forces, which originated when the people of Jammu and Kashmir were denied the right of self-determination in 1947. Ever since India’s Illegal occupation, Jammu & Kashmir has been turned into the largest prison on the planet. Referring to the United Nations Security Council’s special sessions on the Kashmir issue, the speakers noted that the international community is no more a silent spectator to the Indian atrocities.

High Commissioner of Pakistan H.E. Major General (R) Faheem Ul Aziz HI (M), while thanking the guests, paid homage to the people of Jammu & Kashmir for their just struggle against decades-long Indian illegal occupation and reiterated Pakistan’s moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmiris in their right to self-determination. The High Commissioner further stated that Pakistan has always stood for a peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Kashmir and in line with the principles of UNSC resolutions.

Colombo
27^th October, 2024