Pakistani outfits gear up for Kashmir Solidarity Day on Feb 5

February 04, 2015 23:44

Pakistani organizations with links to banned militant groups are planning mass public demonstrations on Kashmir Day, raising questions about the effectiveness of government restrictions placed on them.

Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed every February 5 since 1991 after Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed proposed it a year earlier.

The public holiday expresses Pakistans support for the right of Kashmiris to self-determination and usually includes mass rallies from various sectors of society.

It has often been a sore point in Pak-Indo relations, as the mass rallies tend to focus on action against Indian-administered Kashmir.

This year promises to be no different with the Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawah, widely seen as the charity wing of the militant Lashkar-e-Tayiba, planning demonstrations nationwide.

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