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       QUETTA: The people of Balochistan observed Oct 27 as ‘Kashmir Black Day’ in solidarity with the Kash-miri people holding demonstrations in various districts and towns on Sunday.

       Apart from Quetta, the protest rallies took place in Gwadar, Khuzdar, Kalat, Loralai, Dera Murad Jam-ali, Nos-hki, Chaman, Kha-ran, Qila Abdullah, Pishin, Har-nai, Sibi, Usta Muha-mmad, Jhal Magsi and Hub, among other areas.

       The participants carried banners and placards, chanting slogans against Indian atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, according to a news release.

       The demonstrators strongly condemned the violence and brutality against the Kashmiri people and reaffirmed their determination to support their right to self-determination. They termed Oct 27, 1947, as a dark day in history, and marked 77 years since Indian forces entered the State of Jammu and Kashmir, initiating decades of represion.

       Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2024