To express solidarity with Kashmiri Brothers and Sisters, Kashmir Black Day was commemorated at Embassy of Pakistan, Abidjan on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Members of Pakistani community and the Embassy Officials participated in the event. The programme began with recitation from Holy Quran. National Anthems of Pakistan and Kashmir Anthem were played. Messages of the President, the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of Pakistan were read out to the audience. Ambassador Mahmood Akhtar Mahmood gave an overview on the background of ‘Kashmir Black Day’ highlighting the prevailing situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In his remarks, Ambassador Mahmood said that despite India’s 77 years long brutal subjugation, the People of IIOJK had not surrendered to forced occupation and were striving for their unalienable right to self-determination. He highlighted that it is incumbent upon us to share India’s gruesome human rights violations with our interlocutors in the host country Government and Civil Society circles. The Ambassador stated that Pakistan would continue to provide political, moral and diplomatic support to our brothers and sisters in IIOJK. Our support has redoubled after illegal actions committed by India on August 5, 2019. He demanded that the world must hold India accountable for the worst human rights abuses in IIOJK. The Ambassador emphasized that all Pakistan nationals in Cote d'Ivoire may also act as ambassadors of IIOJK people to share the plight of oppressed Kashmiris. Prayers were offered for the success of people of IIOJK. Refreshments were served at the end of programme. *-*-*-* ?
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