Pakistan Day reinforces Kashmir-Pakistan bond, symbol of hope for oppressed: Hurriyat leaders

SRINAGAR
In a defiant show of solidarity, the Hurriyat camp in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir showered Pakistan with greetings on Pakistan Day, underscoring the deep-seated bond between the two nations. Messages of support poured in, hailing Pakistan’s role in the Kashmiris’ struggle for freedom.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Hurriyat leaders and Muslim Student Federation extended heartfelt greetings to the people and government of Pakistan.
In a joint statement, APHC leaders, Fayaz Hussain Jafari and Syed Sibt Shabbir Qummi prayed for the country’s progress, prosperity, and stability.
The leaders, Fayaz Hussain Jafari and Syed Sibt Shabbir Qummi, stated that Pakistan, born on the blessed night of 27th Ramzan, is the center of hopes and aspirations for the entire Muslim Ummah, including Kashmiris under Indian occupation.
They emphasized the strong and unbreakable bond between Jammu Kashmir and Pakistan, rooted in Islam. They condemned India’s occupation of a large part of Jammu Kashmir, saying it’s against the principles of partition, and that Kashmiris are making immense sacrifices for Pakistan.
Muslim Students Federation (MSF) President Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Zargar, in a statement issued in Srinagar, said Pakistan holds significant political importance in the Muslim world and remains a center of hope not only for the Muslims of the subcontinent but for oppressed people across the globe.
He said unparalleled sacrifices were made for the creation of Pakistan, adding that the country has proven to be a great blessing for Muslims. He also expressed gratitude to Pakistan for its continued political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmir cause.
He said that Kashmiris consider Pakistan and its defence forces as their saviours and protectors, with Pakistan committed to supporting their struggle till freedom from Indian occupation.
Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Zargar reiterated that Kashmiris’ freedom struggle is a continuation of the Pakistan Movement, quoting Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terming of Kashmir as the “Jugular Vein” of Pakistan. He emphasized that Pakistanis and Kashmiris share strong religious, historic, and cultural bonds, with Kashmir being the unfinished agenda of the sub-continent’s partition.
Meanwhile, APHC-AJK leaders, including Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Syed Faiz Naqashbandi, Shameen Shawl, Altaf Ahmed Butt, Zahid Ashraf, Zahid Safi, Shaikh Yaqoob and Gulshan Ahmed, in their statements issued in Islamabad, said the people of Pakistan and Kashmir are one nation with shared geographic, cultural, religious, social, demographic and historical ties.