AJK celebrates 78th Anniversary of emergence of the State government:

English , Kashmir - آزاد جموں کشمیر , Snippets , / Friday, October 24th, 2025

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Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR (AJK): Oct. 24: The 78th Founding anniversary of Azad Government of the state of Jammu & Kashmir was celebrated on Friday across Azad Jammu & Kashmir and rest of the world where Kashmiris are living, with a great enthusiasm and devotion with the renewal of the pledge to continue the struggle for the achievement of the objectives of establishment of the AJK government, most particularly the liberation of illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir territory from the forced Indian tyrannical rule and the achievement of Kashmiris legitimate right to self determination.

Our AJK Correspondent reports from Mirpur on Friday that this year too the anniversary of the emergence of the AJK government was observed when India, through her August 5 2019 shameful, forced, sinister unlawful act, scrapped the special status of the internationally-acknowledged disputed Himalayan state of Jammu & Kashmir through abrogating article 370 and 35-A of her own constitution by blatantly defying the United Nations Resolutions on Kashmir which determine and assure the grant of right of self determination to the people of the internationally~acknowledged disputed Jammu & Kashmir state through a free and fair plebiscite granting Kashmiris the above right to decide about their destiny.

October 24 is observed every year to celebrate the founding anniversary of Azad Jammu Kashmir government formed this day 78 years ago in 1947 after the AJK territory was got liberated by the valiant sons of the soil from the clutches of the India-backed despotic Dogra rule.

Pakistan and AJK national flags hoisting ceremonies were hosted in the State’s capital town of Muzaffarabad besides at all district and tehsil headquarters were the hall mark of the founding day of AJK government to celebrate the historic day with traditional zeal and fervor.

National and AJK flags were hoisted atop the official buildings across Azad Jammu Kashmir.

Major ceremony to celebrate the founding anniversary of the AJK government was held in the state’s metropolis Friday morning in impressive manner attended by AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq who unfurled national flags of Pakistan and AJK State to mark the founding anniversary of the State government with fabulous zest.

The AJK Prime Minister Anwar Ul Haq and Deputy Inspector General Police of AJK Muhammad Yasin Qureshi inspected the march past of a full dressed contingent of the AJK police in the ceremon.

The largelly attended ceremony was particupated by AJK cabinet ministers,
law makers, judges of top and subordinate judiciary, senior officials of the AJK govt. lawyers, journalists, elected representatives, social and political workers, notables, government officials and the capital city elite.

The AJK Prime Minister and other elected representatives while speaking on this occasion, highlighted the significance of this historic day when the representative government of entire state of Jammu and Kashmir was formed on October 24, 1947 under the dynamic leadership of (late) Ch. Ghulam Abbas, the Supreme Head of the first government of the liberated part state to rule the region.

A full dressed AJK police contingent presented salute in the State’s capital city.

Similar special ceremonies were also hosted at all district and tehsil headquarters of Azad Jammu Kashmir to celebrate the day with traditional zeal and fervor.