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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as Labour Day, [1] Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Quaid-e-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
Kashmir Solidarity Day (Urdu: یوم یکجہتی کشمیر) is a national holiday observed in Pakistan on 5 February annually. It is observed to show Pakistan's support and unity with the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmiri separatists' efforts to secede from the Indian Republic, and to pay homage to the Kashmiris who have died in the conflict.
Gulmarg (Urdu pronunciation: [ɡʊlməɾɡ]), known as Gulmarag [4] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [ɡulmarɨɡ]; lit. ' meadow of flowers ') in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, tourist destination, skiing destination, and a notified area committee in the Indian controlled part of the disputed territory Jammu and Kashmir [5] [6] [7] of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district in the Indian union ...
Pakistan Day: Republic Day and to commemorate the Lahore Resolution: 28: May: Youm-e-Takbir: Celebrated in commemoration of the first Nuclear test 14: August: Independence Day: Celebrated to commemorate the day when Pakistan gained Independence in 1947: 6: September: Defence Day: Celebrated in memory of those who died in the Indo-Pak war of ...
Kashmiriyat (also spelled as Kashmiriat) is the centuries-old indigenous tradition of communal harmony and religious syncretism in the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir. [3] Emerging around the 16th century, it is characterised by religious and cultural harmony, patriotism and pride for their mountainous homeland of Kashmir. [4]
Kashmir Valley is one of the top tourist destinations of India. [3] Gulmarg, one of the most popular ski resort destinations in India, is also home to the world's highest green golf course. [4] [5] Jammu and Kashmir also has flower gardens and apple orchards. It attracts tourists for its handicrafts and the Kashmiri shawls.
Kashmir Black Day is an annual commemoration by Kashmiris as well as by Pakistanis across the world to mark 27 October as ‘Black Day’. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Every year, the day is marked to express solidarity and support Kashmiri people in their struggle for right to self-determination .
Should Kashmir fail to join Pakistan, the gravest possible trouble will inevitably ensue”. On 4 September 1947, General Henry Lawrence Scott, commander of the Jammu and Kashmir State forces, complained about multiple covert incursions from Pakistan and asked the Maharaja’s government to raise this issue with Pakistan. [12]