Overview
- The federal announcement directs state institutions and media to foreground the Kashmir dispute, including special television and radio programming on its history and current situation.
- Plans for the day include rallies, walks, seminars, prayer gatherings and human chains across the country to express support for Kashmiris.
- Officials signaled tight security in major cities, with law enforcement on alert to keep public events peaceful.
- Religious leaders amplified political messaging, as the Islamic Ideological Council’s chairman emphasized social reform through prophetic teachings.
- Public discourse also featured rights-focused advocacy, with Jamiat Ahle Hadith’s leader alleging serious abuses in occupied Kashmir and urging UN-backed steps toward a fair plebiscite; the recent funeral of Maulana Fazl Rahim Ashrafi highlighted the influence of religious institutions in this conversation.