Rawalpindi to observe Kashmir Day with rallies

RAWALPINDI:

To protest Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir and express solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri people, seven major rallies will be held across Rawalpindi on Thursday.

A seminar and a photo exhibition highlighting brutality against Kashmiris will also be organised at the Rawalpindi Arts Council.

A major rally under the supervision of the district administration and government departments will be held, with Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema expected to attend.

At the railway station, rallies will be organised under the leadership of Dr Ishtiaq and Mubarak Hussain by the Railway Prem Union and the Railway Workers' unions.

The Pakistan Peoples Party will hold a rally in Aabpara under the leadership of Sabit Bukhari and Rashid Chauhan. Pakistan Muslim League-N will organise a rally on Murree Road.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam will stage a Kashmir Solidarity rally in Saddar, while Jamaat-e-Islami will also organise a large demonstration. Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafaria will hold a rally at the Ali Mosque.