Pakiatani Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, today issued a strong statement on Kashmir Black Day, October 27, 2025, marking the seventy-eighth anniversary of what he termed the "darkest day in the history of Kashmir."
Pakistani PM recalled that it was on this date, 78 years ago, that the Indian Occupation Forces landed in Srinagar and annexed it, beginning a "tragic chapter in human history that continues to this day."
He asserted that ever since that "fateful day," India has continued to deny the Kashmiri people their inalienable right to self-determination, as enshrined in numerous resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
Moreover, Pakiatani PM paid tribute to the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), saluting their "indomitable spirit, courage, and resilience, in the face of fear and persecution."
Furthermore, he stated that their unwavering resolve to attain the just and inalienable right to self-determination remains undiminished.
Sharif highlighted that since August 5, 2019, India has further intensified its illegal and unilateral actions, aimed at "altering the demography and political status of IIOJK."
He condemned the human rights abuses and the "massive curbs" imposed on freedom of movement and expression.
Pakistani PM accused India of unleashing a systematic campaign of violence and brutality by imposing draconian laws to "silence the legitimate political voices and crush the aspirations of the Kashmiri people."
He pointed to the "unlawful and unjustified incarceration" of several prominent Kashmiri leaders, activists, and media personalities as an "ugly manifestation of this Indian extremist agenda," noting that their continued imprisonment under fabricated charges is a "blatant violation of international human rights norms."
Pakistan, the statement affirmed, has consistently condemned these unlawful measures, which defy international law and violate relevant UN resolutions.
In addition, Pakistani PM underscored that Pakistan's position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute "remains clear, consistent, and principled," stressing that lasting peace and stability in South Asia will remain elusive without the "just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people."
Sharif concluded by assuring his Kashmiri "brothers and sisters" that they are not alone in their struggle, declaring that "the 240 million people of Pakistan stand resolutely beside them."
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the country will "never relent in our commitment to the Kashmir cause, until justice is done and the promise of self-determination, pledged by the international community, is finally fulfilled. Inshallah, that day is not far."
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