Chinese nationals also actively participated in the rallies in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) The nation observed ‘Kashmir Hour’ from noon to 12:30pm on Friday to express solidarity with the residents of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) suffering unprecedented atrocities perpetrated by Indian armed forces against them.

The ‘Kashmir Hour’ was observed throughout the country, with the national anthems of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) played in a show of solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris.

Both the anthems were aired on all television and radio channels. The people and traffic stood still as the national anthems were played. The rally started with the recitation of the Holy Quran.

In Islamabad also a big rally was taken out. In the rally apart from Pakistanis foreign nationals from the friendly countries also participated. Chinese nationals also actively participated in the rallies in Islamabad.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, who requested all Pakistanis to come out on Friday to send a message of solidarity, was leading the rally outside the PM Secretariat.

All the chief ministers and parliamentarians also gathered outside the CM Secretariat buildings.

PM Imran said, “Our Kashmiris are going through a difficult phase. Approximately eight million Kashmiris for the last four weeks have been locked under curfew.”

He added that the purpose of ‘Kashmir Hour’ was to send a message from Pakistan that until Kashmiris get their freedom we [Pakistanis] would continue to stand with them. “We will stand with them till the last breath.”