Kashmir Solidarity Day

Kashmir Solidarity Day
Kashmir Solidarity Day
	Banner raised for Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad
Observed by	Pakistan
Date	5 February
Next time	5 February 2025
Frequency	Annual
First time	1990
Started by	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Related to	Kashmir conflict

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Urdu: یوم یکجہتی کشمیر) or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan on 5 February annually. It is observed to show Pakistan's support and unity with the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmiri separatists' efforts to secede from the Indian Republic, and to pay homage to the Kashmiris who have died in the conflict.^[1]^[2] Solidarity rallies are held in the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir,^[3] Pakistan and by Mirpuri Kashmiris in the United Kingdom.

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990,^[4] and supported by Nawaz Sharif.^[5] The current commemoration was started by the Pakistani minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in 2004.^[6]

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