Nothing Hurts Pakistan More Than the Lack of Support for Its Kashmir Narrative from Most of the Muslim World

Pakistan observes February 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day since 1990. The genesis of the day is the February 4, 1990, all-party conference that Benazir Bhutto had called to establish a non-partisan, ‘national’ position on the Kashmir issue. This was a pre-emptive move to ensure that the opposition did not outwit her. Recognising that Benazir had stolen a march, Nawaz Sharif, who was then the Chief Minister of Punjab and Benazir’s staunch opponent, gave call for a strike on February 5. This one-upmanship was done even though international affairs did not come within the remit of a provincial government. Benazir, however, finessed Nawaz’s call for a strike by declaring February 5 a public holiday that became Kashmir Solidarity Day. Pointedly, no mention was made then, or now, of the people of Jammu and Ladakh. Read More https://newageislam.com/current-affairs/tilak-devasher/nothing-hurts-pakistan-more-than-the-lack-of-support-for-its-kashmir-narrative-from-most-of-the-muslim-world/d/121145