Prime Minister Imran Khan leads a demonstration on Kashmir in an attempt to conquer world opinion.
Cities across the country were paralyzed around noon on Friday when tens of thousands of people took to the streets in a demonstration of solidarity led by the government with occupied Kashmir, after India revoked its autonomy earlier this month.
The Pakistani national anthem and a Kashmir anthem were heard on television and radio, while traffic stopped and trains stopped as part of Prime Minister Imran Khan's campaign to draw global attention to the plight of the situation. Himalayan occupied region.
“We are with them in their test times. The message that leaves here today is that as long as the cashmere are not free, we will support them, ”the prime minister told thousands of protesters in Islamabad.
The following are scenes from across the country captured during the observance of & # 39; Kashmir Hour & # 39; today:
Protesters demonstrate to express solidarity with Kashmir in the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi on Friday. – APPrime Minister Imran Khan addresses the nation in front of the Prime Minister's office in Islamabad on August 30 – AFPProtesters demonstrate to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir occupied in Quetta. – APA man waves the flags of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir for a & # 39; Kashmir Time & # 39; throughout the country to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir occupied in the mausoleum of the Quaid in Karachi. – ReutersCivil society activists sing slogans at a rally organized by Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu Kashmir in Muzaffarabad. – Photo by Tariq NaqashPeople wave Kashmir flags to express solidarity with Kashmir occupied during a rally in the Prime Minister's Office in Islamabad. – APPeople sing slogans during a demonstration across the country at & # 39; Kashmir Time & # 39; to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir, in Peshawar. – ReutersPeople wave the national flags of Pakistan and the flags of AJK upon the arrival of Prime Minister Imran Khan before his speech to the nation outside the building of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister in Islamabad. – AFPProtesters demonstrate on Friday to show solidarity with Kashmir occupied in Lahore. – APMembers of Pakistan's women's cricket team and others sympathize with occupied Kashmir. – Photo courtesy: PTI TwitterLawmakers are manifested by the cashmere occupied by the Indians in Peshawar. – APCitizens hold the flags of Pakistan and Kashmir in a demonstration in Sharea Faisal of Karachi. – Photo: Dawn.comResidents participate in a demonstration to show solidarity with Kashmir occupied in Chitral. – Photo courtesy: PTI TwitterCitizens and public officials participate in a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Kashmir occupied in Faisalabad. – Photo courtesy: Rahil AkhtarStudents hold posters in solidarity with Kashmir occupied in Islamabad. – Photo courtesy: Imran Ghazali on TwitterPeople gather in Islamabad to show their support to the people of occupied Kashmir. – Photo courtesy: PTI Twitter
Header image: People wave the national flags of Pakistan and the flags of AJK on the arrival of Prime Minister Imran Khan before his speech to the nation in front of the building of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister in Islamabad. – AFP