The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organized an event on Kashmir Black Day on 29 October 2026 under the theme International Diplomacy and the Way Forward for Kashmir. The program was attended by personalities from various fields. After deliberations, emphasis was placed on providing the Kashmiri people with the opportunity for self-determination and ensuring compliance with the United Nations resolutions.

PRESS RELEASE of The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu 
Talk Programme on Kashmir Black Day
12/2026
    The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organized a an event on 29 October 2026 to observe 
Kashmir - Black Day under the theme “International Diplomacy and the Way Forward for Kashmir.” The event marked the 79th anniversary of 27 October 1947, when Indian forces landed in Srinagar, marking the beginning of India’s occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. Prominent Nepali journalists, intellectuals, and civil society representatives attended the programme to discuss the role of international diplomacy in resolving the longstanding dispute and realizing the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. 
    Messages from the President, Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan were read out during the programme, reiterating Pakistan’s principled position on Jammu and Kashmir and its steadfast support for the Kashmiri people.
    In his message, President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grave concern over the human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), particularly in the aftermath of India’s unilateral actions of 5 August 2019. He called upon the United Nations and the international community to intensify their efforts towards a just and peaceful settlement of the dispute in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
    Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, in his message, underscored that lasting peace and stability in South Asia remain contingent upon resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. He drew attention to restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the continued incarceration of Kashmiri political leaders and activists, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to extending moral, diplomatic, and political support to the people of IIOJK.
    Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar emphasized the centrality of relevant UN Security Council resolutions to a just, peaceful, and lasting settlement of the dispute. Highlighting continuing human rights concerns and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in IIOJK, he called for sustained international engagement to protect the rights of the Kashmiri people including through realization of their right to self-determination.
    Concluding the session, H.E. Mr Mohammad Aamir Khan Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, emphasized the need for sustained and meaningful international diplomatic engagement to advance a just and lasting resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. He called for renewed international efforts to uphold the Kashmiri people’s inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
    Participants reaffirmed their solidarity with the people of IIOJK and called upon the international community to address human rights violations in the occupied territory and support the realization of the Kashmiri people’s legitimate aspirations.
Embassy of Pakistan Kathmandu 
29 October 2026