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Kashmir Solidarity Day
Banner raised for Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad
Observed by	Pakistan  New York (as Kashmir-American Day)
Date	5 February
Next time	5 February 2025 (2025-02-05)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Kashmir conflict

Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan on 5 February annually. It is observed to show Pakistan's support and unity with the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmiri separatists' efforts to secede from India, and to pay homage to the Kashmiris who have died in the conflict. Solidarity rallies are held in the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, organized by Jamaat-ud-dawa, the religious charity associated with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba Islamist terrorist organisation. In 2007, the solidarity rally was addressed by Hafiz Saeed – co-founder of the banned terror organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990. In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike";

The current 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' was started by the Pakistani minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in 2004.

Kashmir-American Day

In the United States, the New York State Assembly passed a resolution on 5 February 2021 calling on the Governor of New York to recognise the day as Kashmir American Day. According to the resolution, the day is meant to recognise New York's Kashmiri community and to "champion human rights including the freedom of religion, movement, and expression for all Kashmiri people, which are embedded within the United States Constitution, through the recognition of diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious identities." The Pakistani mission thanked the New York lawmaker Nader Sayegh and the American Pakistani Advocacy Group for their efforts.

See also

• Observances in Kashmir, Jammu related to the dispute
  • 19 January— Jammu and Kashmir Exodus Day
  • 5 February— Kashmir Solidarity Day
  • 13 July— Kashmir Martyrs' Day
    • A black day for some Kashmir related organizations
  • 14 September— Martyrs' Day (Oregon)
  • 22 October— Jammu and Kashmir Black Day (Invasion Day)
  • 24 October— Azad Kashmir Day
  • 26 October— Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day
  • Other black days also observed by specific groups

• All Parties Hurriyat Conference
• Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir

References

1. ^ "Pakistan to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day today". The Hindu. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
2. "Kashmir Day being observed today". The News International. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
3. "Pakistan expresses 'unshakable' support for Kashmiris on Solidarity Day". DAWN.COM. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
4. "Sanctions List Materials | United Nations Security Council". Retrieved 5 February 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
5. "Karachi stands with Kashmir in solidarity". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
6. Henne, Peter (2017). Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781107143227. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
7. What does Kashmir Solidarity Day mean?, The News International, 5 February 2017
8. ^ Lakshman, Sriram (6 February 2021). "New York State Assembly resolution calls for recognition of Kashmir American Day". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
9. ^ Siddiqui, Naveed (6 February 2021). "Pakistan hails New York Assembly resolution marking Feb 5 as 'Kashmir-American Day'". Dawn. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
10. "New York Assembly passes Kashmir resolution; India calls out attempts to misrepresent J-K's rich mosaic". Tribune India. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

External links

• Muhammad Raza Malik (4 February 2014), "The Kashmir Solidarity Day", The News International, archived from the original on 1 March 2014
• Nation to observe Kashmir Day today, Pakistan Today, 4 February 2015.

v t e Public holidays in Pakistan
Kashmir Solidarity Day Pakistan Day Labour Day Independence Day Quaid-e-Azam Day Eid ul-Adha Eid-ul-Fitr Eid Milad-un-Nabi Defence Day Youm-e-Takbir Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi

• Kashmir conflict
• Public holidays in Pakistan
• Nawaz Sharif administration
• Azad Kashmir
• Culture of Jammu and Kashmir
• February observances
• Winter events in Pakistan