Local opposition to observe Oct 27 as Kashmir solidarity day.

Byline: Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD -- Combined opposition leaders from the capital on Tuesday announced that they would observe Oct 27 as black day in protest against the ongoing repression in India-held Kashmir.

The decision was taken at a multi-party conference held to discuss matters related to Kashmir solidarity day and the upcoming Azadi March.

The participants of the conference urged the world community to persuade India to lift curfew in India-held Kashmir and withdraw its troops from the valley.

They condemned the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution that gave special status to occupied Kashmir and said the relevant UN resolutions on Kashmir must be implemented without any delay.

They said durable peace in the region would remain a distant dream if the lingering Kashmir dispute was not resolved in accordance with the UN resolutions.

The conference decided that a protest demonstration would be staged outside the National Press Club on Oct 27 against the Indian attempts to jeopardise regional peace and stability, and express solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris.

The MPC was attended by former PML-N MNAs from Islamabad Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Anjum Aqeel Khan, JUI-F leaders Emir Maulana Abdul Majeed Hazarvi, Mufti Mohammad Abdullah, Mufti Owais Aziz, PPP's Syed Sibtul Hasan Bokhari, ANP's Nasrullah Khan, Shahzada Iftikhar Hussain, Chaudhry Riffat Javed and Haji Abdul...