Chief Minister Mahmood Khan leads a Kashmir Day rally in Peshawar on Friday. (Below from left) A driver departs the starting point in a jeep race in Indus River, Swabi. Cyclists pass through Northern Bypass Road during a race in Peshawar. Dawn/White Star
PESHAWAR: The government departments, political parties and civil society organisations held events, rallies and corner meetings across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday to express solidarity with the people of the India-held Kashmir in their struggle for realising their inalienable right to self-determination under the UN resolutions.
Chief Minister Mahmood Khan led a rally in the provincial capital, where a large number of schoolchildren, elected representatives, political activists and government functionaries were present. The rally started from the chief minister’s secretariat and ended at the Governor’s House.
PESHAWAR: The Indus Water Cross Jeep Race will be held on Feb 5 (Friday) at Hund Point in the Indus River to show solidarity with the Kashmiri brethren and highlight the atrocities in the India-Held Kashmir.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KP-CTA), the sports and tourism department and the Frontier 4x4 Club are jointly organising the event, according a statement issued here on Wednesday.
Over 50 jeep racers from KP, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Gigit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir are participating in the spectacular race.
The statement said women drivers, including Lalain Akhunzada, Bibi Ayesha and Salma Khan, are also in the contest.