RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 5th Aug, 2026) On the occasion of Youm-e-Istehsal, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff & Chief of Defence Forces; Admiral Naveed Ashraf, NI, NI (M), T Bt, Chief of the Naval Staff; Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M), HJ, Chief of the Air Staff and the Armed Forces of Pakistan, reaffirm their unwavering solidarity with the resilient and courageous people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The Armed Forces of Pakistan reiterate their steadfast support for the legitimate struggle of Kashmiri people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in International law and the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, said a statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The continued illegal occupation of IIOJK by Indian security forces, marked by military siege, rampant human rights violations and attempts to alter the demographic composition of the territory, remains a matter of serious concern.
Such actions, coupled with provocative rhetoric and belligerent posturing, serve only to exacerbate regional instability and perpetuate human suffering.
It is explicitly evident that lasting peace and stability in South Asia are intrinsically linked to the just and peaceful settlement of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with aspirations of the Kashmiri people and the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.
The people and Armed Forces of Pakistan pay solemn tribute to the martyrs of IIOJK and reiterate their enduring commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kashmiri people in their just and rightful struggle for freedom, the statement said.
