DOHA: Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed at the Pakistan Embassy here yesterday to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir in their struggle for the realisation of their fundamental and inalienable rights.
The Embassy had arranged an august gathering comprising intellectuals, scholars, academicians, leading journalists and a large number of Pakistani and Kashmiri community members. All officials of the Embassy also attended the event.
The ceremony commenced with the recitation from Holy Quran followed by translation.
Messages of the President and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on Kashmir Solidarity Day, were also read out during the ceremony.
A short documentary film depicting the atrocities of the Indian armed forces in the Occupied Kashmir and Kashmiris’ struggle and their sacrifices to achieve their right to self-determination,was also screened out for the audience.
A number of Speakers mostly from among prominent Kashmiris addressed the gathering and highlighted the significance of the day. Dr. Azhar Iqbal Qureshi was the Keynote Speaker for the day. He is a prominent Kashmiri who has been an active volunteer for rights of Kashmiris and has been an active supporter of Kashmiris Freedom Movement.
The second Speaker was Rashid Iqbal Khan, a prominent Kashmiri businessman who has been working to raise awareness regarding Kashmir issue on different platforms.
Shahzad Ahmad, Ambassador of Pakistan, in his speech reiterated his country’s principled stance on Kashmir. The Ambassador assured the Pakistani community, especially those who are of Kashmiri origin, that Pakistan will continue to support people of Jammu and Kashmir politically and diplomatically and urged international community, especially the United Nations to resolve the issue in accordance with its Resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiri population.
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