Supporters of Jamaatud Dawa take part in a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad February 5, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
Kashmir Solidarity day was also observed in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, where supporters expressed solidarity with the people of Kashmir in their struggle against the occupation of India, according to a press release from Seoul.
A function was held at a local hotel by The Friends of Kashmir Association with support from the Pakistani community residing in Korea.
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for UN Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan, Major General (Rtd) Ahn Choung Jun also spoke on the occasion. He emphasised that the people of Kashmir should be given the right of self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.
The ambassador of Pakistan to South Korea, Shaukat Ali Mukadam, read out the messages of the president and the prime minister of Pakistan which said, “Pakistan shall continue to stand by our Kashmiri brethren and shall always provide them with moral, diplomatic and political support”.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2013.
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