Islamabad: A bellicose and Janus faced Pakistan will be marking the first anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 5, 2020, with rallies, protests, events, speeches and commemorations, declaring the day as 'Youm-e-Istehsal' (Day of Exploitation), when Indian government abrogated Article 370 and 35A and changed the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories.
The Pakistan government will also be changing the name of its main Kashmir Highway in the capital Islamabad to Srinagar Highway in solidarity with the Kashmiri people.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will be heading to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir and will be addressing the legislative assembly.
Kashmir solidarity rallies will be taken out in major cities of Pakistan and across the Pakistan administered Kashmir.
Ahead of the big day and activities, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, along with Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf visited the Line of Control (LoC) to express support and solidarity with the Kashmiri residents.
Qureshi was taken to the Chirikot sector of the LoC where he was briefed about the security situation and the ongoing conflict, which Pakistan calls India's ceasefire violations.
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"Kashmiri people have rejected Indian government's August 5 actions last year," said Qureshi, adding that "for the first time in 50 years, the UN Security Council held meetings on the Kashmir issue.
During the briefing of military officials, it was said that the ceasefire violations on the de factor border have intensified since 2016, after the killing of Burhan Wani.
This claim of Islamabad is countered by New Delhi, who accuses that there have been at least 2,027 times as of June 10.
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(With inputs from IANS)
