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An awareness walk was organised at the University of Sargodha by the Department of Economics in collaboration with the Riaz Shad Co-Curricular Forum to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, highlighting the ongoing human rights violations committed by Indian forces in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Participants of the walk strongly condemned the atrocities against unarmed Kashmiri civilians and urged the international community to move beyond rhetoric and take practical steps to ensure the implementation of United Nations resolutions, granting the Kashmiri people their internationally recognised right to self-determination.

The walk was attended by Chairperson of the Department of Economics Dr. Mahmood ul Hassan, Director Riaz Shad Co-Curricular Forum Dr. Muhammad Munir Gujjar, Resident Officer Dr. Faheem Arshad, Chief Security Officer Colonel (retd) Ishtiaq Ahmed, along with faculty members, administrative staff and a large number of students.

The rally commenced from the Department of Economics and concluded at Library Chowk, where students raised slogans in support of Kashmir and paid tribute to the countless Kashmiris who have sacrificed their lives in the struggle for freedom. Participants reaffirmed their commitment that Pakistan’s youth would continue to stand in solidarity with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters and raise their voices at all appropriate forums for an end to India’s illegal occupation.

Speakers on the occasion emphasised that the Kashmir issue is not merely a political or territorial dispute but a grave humanitarian crisis, regretting the continued silence of the global community. They stressed that lasting peace in South Asia is not possible without a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.