Pakistan’s High Commission in Ottawa and its consulates general in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver held events on Tuesday to mark Kashmir Black Day.
The events were organized to show solidarity with the people of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a status Pakistan deems illegal and against the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
The main ceremony at the High Commission included a documentary screening, a photographic exhibition and remarks by human rights supporters. Organizers said the speakers highlighted the Kashmir dispute and what they described as the oppression of civilians by Indian forces.
Messages from Pakistan’s President, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister were read out. They pledged continued diplomatic, political and moral support for Kashmiris until they can exercise self-determination under UN Security Council resolutions.
#KashmirBlackDay was held at @PakinCanada_ to honour the resilience & ongoing freedom struggle of the people of IIOJK. 🇵🇰 diaspora & friends of Kashmir cause attended the event. 🍁
#KashmirBlackDay2026
#IIOJKUnderSeige
#KashmiriLivesMatter
#ParadiselnChains
#StandWithKashmir https://t.co/UaPo7XIOdk— Pakistan High Commission Canada (@PakinCanada_) October 27, 2026
High Commissioner, Muhammad Saleem, described the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as one of the longest-standing unresolved items on the Security Council’s agenda. He urged the international community, human rights groups and civil society to condemn alleged rights violations in the region and to help bring about a just and peaceful settlement.
Kashmiris and Pakistanis mark Oct. 27 each year as the anniversary of the Indian army’s landing in Kashmir in 1947. Pakistan holds that the landing was illegal and violated the Partition framework.
Observances are held across Pakistan and abroad. Government bodies, political parties, rights groups and schools marked the day in Karachi and elsewhere in Sindh last year.
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Pakistan’s position rests on the UN resolutions of 1948. Resolution 47 called for a ceasefire, demilitarization and conditions for a free and impartial plebiscite. Islamabad says those commitments were never fulfilled.
In November 2025, United Nations experts expressed alarm about serious rights violations by Indian authorities following the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 people. They condemned the attack itself but said counter-terrorism measures must meet international standards.
They also urged India and Pakistan to resolve the dispute peacefully, noting that it had fueled rights violations and cross-border violence. Pakistan’s Foreign Office voiced grave concern at the findings.
A statement from the Ottawa High Commission of Pakistan said the observance “reaffirms Pakistan’s firm resolve” to keep raising the Kashmir issue internationally until Kashmiris’ aspirations are met.
