ISLAMABAD, SEPT 04 (DNA) – Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has said Defense and Martyrs Day of Pakistan will also be observed as Kashmir Defense Day on Friday.

Addressing an international conference on Kashmir in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said this shows the strong bonds between Pakistan and Kashmir and that both are closely interlinked.

Firdous Ashiq Awan said the Kashmiri people are struggling for their just right to self-determination and Prime Minister Imran Khan is highlighting this just narrative of Kashmiri people at the international fora.

The special assistant regretted that Modi government has put the regional peace and security at stake through its unconstitutional and unilateral steps in occupied Kashmir.

Firdous Ashiq Awan said that Pakistan will continue to raise the voice of Kashmir people at every forum. He said Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has unmasked the fascist, racist and terrorist face of India.

Voicing concerns over the indefinite curfew imposed in occupied valley, Firdous Ashiq Awan said the Kashmiri people are looking towards the international community and human rights groups to give ears to their plight.

Welcoming the OIC statement demanding lifting of curfew in occupied Kashmir, the special assistant said that the people of Kashmir have more expectations from the Islamic bloc to extend practical support to them. She said the valley has been turned into the world’s largest prison where the people and children are faced with shortages of medicines and food. =DNA

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