Kashmir Solidarity Day
For the ongoing conflict, see Kashmir conflict.
See also: Kashmir Martyrs' Day

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Urdu: یوم یکجہتی کشمیر‎), or Kashmir Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan on 5 February each year. It is in observance of Pakistan's support of and unity with the people of Indian administered Kashmir, the separatists' efforts to secede from India, and to pay homage to the Kashmiris who have died in the conflict.[1][2] Solidarity rallies are held in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and by some members of the Mirpuri diaspora.[citation needed]

Kashmir Solidarity DayObserved byPakistan and KashmirDate5 FebruaryNext time5 February 2021FrequencyAnnualRelated toKashmir Conflict

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Pakistan in 1990.[3] In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike".[4] Sharif had come to power with the help of Jamaat the previous year. The 1991 event was also a Jamaat affair.[5]

The present Kashmir Solidarity Day was started by the Pakistan's minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in 2004.[6]

See also

Azad Kashmir Day

Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)

All Parties Hurriyat Conference

Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Mohammad Abbas Ansari

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