Photo: King Eliot · CC BY-SA 4.0Events / 5 February
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir Solidarity Day
A national day on 5 February when Pakistan and Azad Kashmir hold rallies and human chains in support of the people of Indian-administered Kashmir.
Kashmir Solidarity Day, 5 February, is a national holiday in Pakistan, held to show support for the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Rallies and processions are held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and across Pakistan. It was first proposed in 1990 and observed in its current form since 2004.
- Kohala Bridge
- Rallies across AJK
- National holiday
- When to plan
- 5 February each year. Expect rallies and road closures in Muzaffarabad and at the bridges into AJK.
- Getting there
- Kohala Bridge, on the Jhelum, is the main road crossing from Murree into Azad Kashmir.
