Pak political parties to collect 'terror funds' for Kashmir today: report
Islamabad: Weeks after Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were caught on camera soliciting funds outside Karachi mosques to send jihadists to India to carry out terror attacks in the country, it has emerged that nearly 40 Pakistani political parties and religious groups have planned to stage a rally in solidarity with Kashmir victims.
Titled 'Caravan for Kashmir', the march will start from Shuhada mosque in Lahore to Islamabad. It aims to pledge support for 'liberation of Kashmir' from India, according to a report in dna.
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Organised by Tehreek e Azaadi Jammu Kashmir (TAJK) and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), the rally will be attended not just by political parties but also by militant groups.
The rally will witness the participation of several groups including Sipah e Sahiba, JuD, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Difa e Pakistan Council, United Jihad Council, Awami Muslim League among others.
CRPF Jawans stand guard near razor wires during curfew and strike in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)
"The road show will bring national and international attention to the dreadful situation in Kashmir. It will also let our brothers and sisters in Kashmir know they are not alone. Kashmiris are a part of Pakistani blood,'' media coordinator TAJK, Nadeem Awan was quoted as saying by the DNA.
Taking a dig at India over the unrest in Kashmir, Nawaz Sharif had announced that Pakistan would observe July 19 as ‘Black Day’ to mourn ‘killings' in Kashmir, referring to those who died during protests after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in J&K.
Sharif had termed the "movement of Kashmiris as a movement of freedom".
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Reacting to Pakistan's declaration of July 19 as Black Day over Kashmir unrest, India asked it to desist from further interfering in its internal affairs and destabilising the situation in the region through support to terrorism and other subversive acts.
