Protest rally scheduled to mark Indian republic day as black day.

MUZAFFARABAD -- A protest rally will be held in Chakothi, a town near Ceasefire Line, under the aegis of Pasban-e-Hurriyat to mark the so-called Republic Day of India as black day on January 26.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, Chairman Pasban-e-Hurriyat Uzair Ahmad Ghazali has said that a protest rally will be held on the occasion of the so-called Indian Republic Day.

He maintained that India's so-called Republic Day will be observed as a black day across the state.

He said, "People from different areas of AJK will gather at 10 am in Chakoti to mark the day of India's fake democratic day as black day."

"Black flags will be hoisted and black balloons will be released in the air to protest against Indian military terrorism in occupied Jammu and Kashmir besides forced partition of the state" Ghazali said.

He lamented that Indian Army is engaged in massacre of youth, destruction of houses and human rights violations within the occupied state.

Ghazali further said that the Indian...