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Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK), Oct 23:Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will celebrate the 79th Foundation Day of its government on Saturday (October 24) with special ceremonies across all ten districts, reaffirming solidarity with Kashmiris’ struggle for the right to self-determination and pledging continued efforts for the region’s progress and prosperity, it was officially announced.
The day commemorates the establishment of the AJK government on October 24, 1947, following the liberation struggle against Dogra rule, our Special Jammu Kashmir state Correspondent reports from Mirpur quoting official authorotative sources.
The anniversary is being observed amid continued calls for the implementation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, guaranteeing the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people through a free and fair plebiscite.
Special flag hoisting ceremonies will be held in all ten districts of AJK to highlight the historical significance of the day. Prayers will be offered for the Kashmiri martyrs, the success of the freedom movement, and the progress and prosperity of AJK and Pakistan.
The celebrations will reaffirm AJK’s role as the base camp of the Kashmir freedom movement and renew solidarity with the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their struggle for their internationally recognised right to self-determination. Rallies, seminars and other programmes will also be organised by public and private organisations across the territory.
In Mirpur, the main flag-hoisting ceremony will be held at the Municipal Corporation lawn at 8.45 am, with local elected representatives, senior divisional and district nation- building departments officers and members of civil society in attendance.
Similar ceremonies will be held in other parts of the district to mark the occasion.
The day will begin with special prayers for the success of the Kashmir freedom movement and the stability and prosperity of Pakistan.
The anniversary will be observed with due solemnity and national spirit, reaffirming the resolve to continue the struggle for Kashmir’s freedom while pursuing peace, progress and prosperity in AJK.
