ISLAMABAD: A public holiday announced by federal government on February 5 on account of Kashmir Solidarity Day.
5th February 2021 shall be a public holiday for observing Kashmir Solidarity Day, a notification issued by ministry of interior.
A one-minute silence will be observed on February 5 in solidarity with the Kashmiris, the government said that the Kashmir Day is being observed to “signify political and moral support in their struggle for self-determination and to honour” Kashmiri martyrs.
Kashmir issue remains a flash point between Pakistan and India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unilateral decision to revoke Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that grants special status to the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).