{"id":50262,"date":"2025-10-27T07:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/?p=50262"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:06:50","slug":"pakistan-observes-black-day-calls-for-resolution-of-kashmir-dispute-for-south-asian-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/2025\/10\/27\/pakistan-observes-black-day-calls-for-resolution-of-kashmir-dispute-for-south-asian-peace","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Observes \u2018Black Day,\u2019 Calls for Resolution of Kashmir Dispute for South Asian Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, October 27 \u2013 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said lasting peace and stability in South Asia will remain out of reach until the Kashmir dispute is resolved in line with UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, as Pakistan marked \u2018Black Day\u2019 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Observed annually on October 27, the day commemorates India\u2019s 1947 takeover of the part of Jammu and Kashmir it administers. Nationwide rallies were held across Pakistan and among the diaspora to express solidarity with Kashmiris in their struggle for self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>Sharif accused India of enforcing \u201cdraconian laws\u201d and pursuing a \u201csystematic campaign of violence and suppression\u201d in the disputed territory. He condemned the imprisonment of Kashmiri leaders, activists, and journalists, calling it evidence of an \u201cextremist agenda\u201d aimed at silencing dissent.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister reiterated Pakistan\u2019s unwavering support for the Kashmiri cause, vowing that Islamabad would continue to advocate for their right to self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed nations, have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, which each claims in full but controls only in part. Tensions have remained high since India revoked the region\u2019s semi-autonomous status in August 2019, dividing it into two federally administered territories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, October 27 \u2013 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said lasting peace and stability in South Asia will remain out of reach until the Kashmir dispute is resolved in line with UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, as Pakistan marked \u2018Black Day\u2019 on Monday. 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