(NATIONAL) Pakistan, Kashmiris to observe Oct 27 as black day.

ISLAMABAD -- Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and their supporters the world over will observe October 27 as black day - the day when Indian forces illegally landed in Srinagar in 1947, marking a chapter of occupation, subjugation and oppression for the innocent people.

Black Day is observed every year to protest India's illegal occupation and remind the world community of its commitments regarding the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions that advocate Kashmiris' right to plebiscite.

In Srinagar, posters have appeared in different localities where people have been asked to observe October 27 (Friday) as black day, Kashmir Media Service (KMS) has reported.

The posters displayed by All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Resistance Youth Forum Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Warseen-e-Shohda, Jammu and Kashmir Political Resistance Movement, Jammu Kashmir Democratic Movement, Jammu Kashmir Students Forum and others have described October 27, 1947 as the darkest chapter in the history of Jammu and Kashmir.

The posters pasted on walls, buildings and power poles relay the message that the Kashmiris would continue their struggle till they achieve their right to self-determination as promised by the international community.

People have been appealed to become a wall against the Indian BJP-RSS government's Hindutva agenda in Kashmir by marking October 27 as black day.

India has been changing the education curriculum and dismissing Muslim employees to advance its Hindutva agenda in occupied Kashmir.

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