MUAZAFFARABAD: The Founding Day of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was celebrated on Tuesday with a renewed pledge to continue the peaceful struggle for freedom of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and the accession of the entire state to Pakistan.
The day dawned with twenty-one gun salutes in the state capital, Muzaffarabad. The Founding Day is celebrated in commemoration of freedom from the Dogra Raj on 24 October 1947.
Special prayers were offered in mosques for the integrity and prosperity of Pakistan and the early liberation of IIOJK.
Flag hoisting ceremonies were also organized at all district and divisional headquarters.
In the state capital, Muzaffarabad, the main function of the Founding Day was organized at Prade Ground, where AJK President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry and Prime Minister Choudhry Anwar ul Haq hoisted the flag.
The national anthems of Pakistan and AJK were played, and the chief guest, President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, witnessed various floats representing all departments.
Pakistan’s Support to Kashmir Cause Appreciated
Addressing the ceremony, AJK President Sultan Mehmood Choudhry and Prime Minister Choudhry Anwar ul Haq expressed their profound gratitude to Pakistan for its unequivocal political, moral, and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people in their just struggle for the right to self-determination.
