An Indian security personnel patrols a deserted street in Indian Occupied Kashmir. PHOTO: AFP
IT and Telecom Federal Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui who was the chief guest at the occasion inaugurated the event.
“We Pakistanis, across the globe, are standing with our Kashmiri brethren, who are going through turmoil and tough times,” said Dr Siddiqui.
“We appeal to both the national and international communities to come forward and acknowledge that the Kashmiri people are suffering. This exhibition is a way to connect the plight of Kashmiris through art so that people can feel their anguish,” he added.
Speaking at the event, PTCL CEO Rashid Khan said the aim of the exhibition was to create more awareness on the issue and atrocities faced by Kashmiris.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2019.
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