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PAKISTAN REMEMBERS 'BLACK DAY' FOR FIRST TIME SINCE INDIA'S KASHMIR MOVE
https://www.newsweek.com/pakistan-black-day-kashmir-india-1467976
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States has called on the world community to intervene against India's decision to consolidate control over its share of disputed Kashmir as residents in the valley remembered its painful division over seven decades ago.
Kashmiris on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control that separates the country from India held their annual "Black Day" commemoration on Sunday, marking 72 years since the rest of the contested Himalayan territory acceded to India. The move followed the departure of the colonial United Kingdom from the subcontinent and a deadly partition that set the stage for a rivalry between two neighbors who have since fought three wars and acquired nuclear weapons.
While their ties have long been fraught with hostility, this year has been particularly difficult, with the two sides exchanging rare cross-border blows in February. In August, however, New Delhi made the unprecedented decision to remove the special status of India-administered Kashmir, enforcing restrictions on movement and communication that Pakistani officials like envoy to Washington Asad Majid Khan have described as a "siege."
"They have to lift their lockdown and restore the basic freedoms of the people of Kashmir," Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Asad Majeed Khan told Newsweek.
India's controversial repeal of Articles 370 and 35a effectively put the country's only majority-Muslim state under direct federal government control, ending its longstanding semi-autonomous status. While some services have reportedly been restored, a number of human rights monitors have complained about deteriorating living conditions and political repression.
"The detentions under this legislation over the last two months, including that of senior politicians and sitting members of parliament without charge or trial that too when important decisions are being taken and implemented about their constituencies, puts India in complete violation of its international obligations," Aakar Patel, the head of Amnesty International India, said in a statement recently sent to Newsweek. "Hence, we ask—what is the criteria used by Government of India for this extension?
"The cases documented by Amnesty International India clearly show the government's witch-hunt to curb dissenting voices in Kashmir, including those of duly elected leaders which is against the representative and participative thread of India," Patel added. "An atmosphere of fear and reprisal has ensured silence from many quarters. This has been compounded through arbitrary detentions often without any kind of documentation, access to lawyers and recourse to justice. This severely affect the human rights guarantees of the people of Kashmir and impedes India and the world's right to know."
The tense atmosphere has resulted in tensions between Kashmiris and the scores of additional Indian security forces deployed to the valley. Protests and other scenes of social unrest have erupted in major towns and cities, even as India officially celebrated Accession Day as a state holiday Saturday.
"There is anger across the valley and people are in a state of civil disobedience over what's happening," Khan told Newsweek.
Fresh violence has also transpired across the border, setting the stage between what Khan noted were "two nuclear powers, two big powers." In the deadliest such incident this year, up to nine people were killed in an exchange of artillery between India and Pakistani armed forces.
"We are not seeking conflict," Khan said, adding, however, that "if there is a violation of our territory, we will respond in an effective way."
India blamed the escalation on attempts by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate the Line of Control, something New Delhi claims is part of a three-decade practice of Islamabad backing insurgents across the de facto border. Such accusations have been used to justify the Modi administration's decision to clamp down on India-administered Kashmir, where a deadly suicide bombing in February prompted the first cross-border airstrikes since 1971.
"We have actually demonstrated the utmost restraint and responsibility," Khan told Newsweek. "We expect India to behave in a responsible way as a de facto nuclear power."
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan repeatedly warned that such violence could lead to another all-out war between the two, stressing in his address last month to the United Nations General Assembly that a nuclear exchange could not be ruled out should such a confrontation occur. Such comments were met with scorn from the Indian delegation, which accused the former cricket star of "brinksmanship."
In his speech, Modi emphasized peace and sustainability, among other priorities. He did not acknowledge the ongoing situation in Kashmir, further frustrating Pakistan's attempts to raise awareness to a crisis it considered a violation of nearly a dozen United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the final status of sovereignty over the contested valley.
"Eight million people made to live in a siege, it's a slap on the face of the international community," Khan told Newsweek.
Kashmiris on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control that separates the country from India held their annual "Black Day" commemoration on Sunday, marking 72 years since the rest of the contested Himalayan territory acceded to India. The move followed the departure of the colonial United Kingdom from the subcontinent and a deadly partition that set the stage for a rivalry between two neighbors who have since fought three wars and acquired nuclear weapons.
While their ties have long been fraught with hostility, this year has been particularly difficult, with the two sides exchanging rare cross-border blows in February. In August, however, New Delhi made the unprecedented decision to remove the special status of India-administered Kashmir, enforcing restrictions on movement and communication that Pakistani officials like envoy to Washington Asad Majid Khan have described as a "siege."
"They have to lift their lockdown and restore the basic freedoms of the people of Kashmir," Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Asad Majeed Khan told Newsweek.
India's controversial repeal of Articles 370 and 35a effectively put the country's only majority-Muslim state under direct federal government control, ending its longstanding semi-autonomous status. While some services have reportedly been restored, a number of human rights monitors have complained about deteriorating living conditions and political repression.
"The detentions under this legislation over the last two months, including that of senior politicians and sitting members of parliament without charge or trial that too when important decisions are being taken and implemented about their constituencies, puts India in complete violation of its international obligations," Aakar Patel, the head of Amnesty International India, said in a statement recently sent to Newsweek. "Hence, we ask—what is the criteria used by Government of India for this extension?
"The cases documented by Amnesty International India clearly show the government's witch-hunt to curb dissenting voices in Kashmir, including those of duly elected leaders which is against the representative and participative thread of India," Patel added. "An atmosphere of fear and reprisal has ensured silence from many quarters. This has been compounded through arbitrary detentions often without any kind of documentation, access to lawyers and recourse to justice. This severely affect the human rights guarantees of the people of Kashmir and impedes India and the world's right to know."
The tense atmosphere has resulted in tensions between Kashmiris and the scores of additional Indian security forces deployed to the valley. Protests and other scenes of social unrest have erupted in major towns and cities, even as India officially celebrated Accession Day as a state holiday Saturday.
"There is anger across the valley and people are in a state of civil disobedience over what's happening," Khan told Newsweek.
Fresh violence has also transpired across the border, setting the stage between what Khan noted were "two nuclear powers, two big powers." In the deadliest such incident this year, up to nine people were killed in an exchange of artillery between India and Pakistani armed forces.
"We are not seeking conflict," Khan said, adding, however, that "if there is a violation of our territory, we will respond in an effective way."
India blamed the escalation on attempts by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate the Line of Control, something New Delhi claims is part of a three-decade practice of Islamabad backing insurgents across the de facto border. Such accusations have been used to justify the Modi administration's decision to clamp down on India-administered Kashmir, where a deadly suicide bombing in February prompted the first cross-border airstrikes since 1971.
"We have actually demonstrated the utmost restraint and responsibility," Khan told Newsweek. "We expect India to behave in a responsible way as a de facto nuclear power."
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan repeatedly warned that such violence could lead to another all-out war between the two, stressing in his address last month to the United Nations General Assembly that a nuclear exchange could not be ruled out should such a confrontation occur. Such comments were met with scorn from the Indian delegation, which accused the former cricket star of "brinksmanship."
In his speech, Modi emphasized peace and sustainability, among other priorities. He did not acknowledge the ongoing situation in Kashmir, further frustrating Pakistan's attempts to raise awareness to a crisis it considered a violation of nearly a dozen United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the final status of sovereignty over the contested valley.
"Eight million people made to live in a siege, it's a slap on the face of the international community," Khan told Newsweek.
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Pakistanis around the world and Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) observed "Black Day" on Sunday "to reject India's illegal occupation of Kashmir" on October 27, 1947.
A complete shutdown was observed in occupied Kashmir, said Radio Pakistan.
Prime Minister Imran Khan in a recorded statement, aired on Sunday, assured the Kashmiri people that "all of Pakistan is standing by you".
Addressing the Kashmiri people, he said the purpose of his address was to convey a message to them that Prime Minister Imran was their counsel and their spokesperson.
He said that the United Nations had already recognised their right of self-determination and that he would continue his struggle until Kashmiris get their rights.
The premier reiterated that those talking about military support or "jihad" in occupied Kashmir are enemies to Pakistan as well as Kashmiri people.
Addressing the nation, the premier said that the Indian government has stationed 900,000 army personnel in occupied Kashmir to terrorise people. "This is their [the Indian government's] objective," he said.
The prime minister said that the Indian government is looking for excuses to unleash military power on the Kashmiri people. He added that the Indian government wants to stage a Pulwama-style incident.
"The Modi government wants to hold Pakistan responsible [for unrest in Kashmir] and hide from the world what they are doing in Kashmir," he said.
Prime Minister Imran said that the Modi government wants to crush the Kashmiri people and subject them to cruelty while using this [any military support from Pakistan] as a justification.
"It is a political struggle," he reminded the nation.
Frustration, anger and fear have been growing in the region since August 5, when the Indian government stripped occupied Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status and imposed a curfew and a communications blackout. With a brief restoration in some call and text services for mobile phone services, the clampdown has now continued for over 80 days.
Black Day observed
Earlier in the day, the premier in a statement on Twitter had said this Kashmir Black Day is distinct from other years, Radio Pakistan reported.
He had said that on Oct 27, 1947, India had illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and on Aug 5 of this year, "it took further steps to unilaterally alter the disputed status of the territory and change its demographic structure and identity".
Through the deployment of additional troops and the "unprecedented media and communications blackout", occupied Kashmir had been turned into the "largest prison on the planet", added the premier.
Prime Minister Imran said that Pakistan demands the "immediate lifting of the curfew and communications blackout as well as rescinding of India's illegal and unilateral actions in the occupied territory".
In his message, President Dr Arif Alvi said: "Indian occupying forces are perpetrating unspeakable crimes against Kashmiri people, including women and children, with complete impunity."
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qurershi assured Kashmiris "that not only do we commemorate their exemplary grit and spirit on the occasion of Kashmir Black Day" but also "reiterate our firm and continued political, moral and diplomatic support to the people of IOJ&K in their grand struggle until they achieve their legitimate right of self-determination as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions".
"India should realise it cannot fool the world forever and that its tried and trite accusations of terrorism, while simultaneously being the principle perpetrator of it, have little import with the international community," said Qureshi in his message.
The PML-N also held rallies across Pakistan to express solidarity with Kashmiris.
In his message, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said that the division of the Indian subcontinent will be complete only with the independence of Kashmir.
Addressing an event in Model Town, Shehbaz said: "If Pakistan is to help Kashmir in gaining independence, we need to fix our conduct.
"The whole country is united for Kashmir's independence but we will need to work hard. Imran Niazi has emptied the economy," he said.
Additionally, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that there were no two views on the Kashmir issue in Pakistan. He added that the Kashmir issue should be solved on the basis of the local population's desires.
To express solidarity with Kashmiris on Black Day, various programmes were planned across Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported, adding that Pakistani missions abroad were instructed to organise events with the Pakistani diaspora, local parliamentarians, think-tanks and others in order to highlight the significance of the day.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the Kashmir Liberation Cell, Hurriyet and religious organisations organised rallies, demonstrations and protests. AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider presided over the main event in Muzaffarabad, where a rally was also taken out.
Read: Black day in support of Kashmiris today in Punjab
The Punjab government marked Black Day in collaboration with the federal government. Chairing a meeting of Kashmir Committee Punjab, law minister and committee chairman Basharat Raja said the longest and worst curfew in occupied Kashmir was extremely deplorable.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1513231/a...-by-you-pm-imran-tells-kashmiris-on-black-day
A complete shutdown was observed in occupied Kashmir, said Radio Pakistan.
Prime Minister Imran Khan in a recorded statement, aired on Sunday, assured the Kashmiri people that "all of Pakistan is standing by you".
Addressing the Kashmiri people, he said the purpose of his address was to convey a message to them that Prime Minister Imran was their counsel and their spokesperson.
He said that the United Nations had already recognised their right of self-determination and that he would continue his struggle until Kashmiris get their rights.
The premier reiterated that those talking about military support or "jihad" in occupied Kashmir are enemies to Pakistan as well as Kashmiri people.
Addressing the nation, the premier said that the Indian government has stationed 900,000 army personnel in occupied Kashmir to terrorise people. "This is their [the Indian government's] objective," he said.
The prime minister said that the Indian government is looking for excuses to unleash military power on the Kashmiri people. He added that the Indian government wants to stage a Pulwama-style incident.
"The Modi government wants to hold Pakistan responsible [for unrest in Kashmir] and hide from the world what they are doing in Kashmir," he said.
Prime Minister Imran said that the Modi government wants to crush the Kashmiri people and subject them to cruelty while using this [any military support from Pakistan] as a justification.
"It is a political struggle," he reminded the nation.
Frustration, anger and fear have been growing in the region since August 5, when the Indian government stripped occupied Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status and imposed a curfew and a communications blackout. With a brief restoration in some call and text services for mobile phone services, the clampdown has now continued for over 80 days.
Black Day observed
Earlier in the day, the premier in a statement on Twitter had said this Kashmir Black Day is distinct from other years, Radio Pakistan reported.
He had said that on Oct 27, 1947, India had illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and on Aug 5 of this year, "it took further steps to unilaterally alter the disputed status of the territory and change its demographic structure and identity".
Through the deployment of additional troops and the "unprecedented media and communications blackout", occupied Kashmir had been turned into the "largest prison on the planet", added the premier.
Prime Minister Imran said that Pakistan demands the "immediate lifting of the curfew and communications blackout as well as rescinding of India's illegal and unilateral actions in the occupied territory".
In his message, President Dr Arif Alvi said: "Indian occupying forces are perpetrating unspeakable crimes against Kashmiri people, including women and children, with complete impunity."
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qurershi assured Kashmiris "that not only do we commemorate their exemplary grit and spirit on the occasion of Kashmir Black Day" but also "reiterate our firm and continued political, moral and diplomatic support to the people of IOJ&K in their grand struggle until they achieve their legitimate right of self-determination as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions".
"India should realise it cannot fool the world forever and that its tried and trite accusations of terrorism, while simultaneously being the principle perpetrator of it, have little import with the international community," said Qureshi in his message.
The PML-N also held rallies across Pakistan to express solidarity with Kashmiris.
In his message, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said that the division of the Indian subcontinent will be complete only with the independence of Kashmir.
Addressing an event in Model Town, Shehbaz said: "If Pakistan is to help Kashmir in gaining independence, we need to fix our conduct.
"The whole country is united for Kashmir's independence but we will need to work hard. Imran Niazi has emptied the economy," he said.
Additionally, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that there were no two views on the Kashmir issue in Pakistan. He added that the Kashmir issue should be solved on the basis of the local population's desires.
To express solidarity with Kashmiris on Black Day, various programmes were planned across Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported, adding that Pakistani missions abroad were instructed to organise events with the Pakistani diaspora, local parliamentarians, think-tanks and others in order to highlight the significance of the day.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the Kashmir Liberation Cell, Hurriyet and religious organisations organised rallies, demonstrations and protests. AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider presided over the main event in Muzaffarabad, where a rally was also taken out.
Read: Black day in support of Kashmiris today in Punjab
The Punjab government marked Black Day in collaboration with the federal government. Chairing a meeting of Kashmir Committee Punjab, law minister and committee chairman Basharat Raja said the longest and worst curfew in occupied Kashmir was extremely deplorable.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1513231/a...-by-you-pm-imran-tells-kashmiris-on-black-day
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