Kashmir dispute battle of hope against overwhelming odds: PM says on Youm-e-Istehsal
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivers his victory speech in National Assembly on April 11, 2022. — PID Pakistan marks Youm-e-Istehsal to condemn Indian August 5 actions. PM Shehbaz Sharif pays rich tributes to Kashmiri brethren. Pakistan's commitment to Kashmir is "everlasting", Khawaja Asif says. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised Friday Kashmiris and said the territory's dispute has been a battle of hope against overwhelming odds as the nation marks Youm-e-Istehsal to express solidarity with their Kashmiri brethren. "The Jammu & Kashmir dispute has been a battle of hope against overwhelming odds, of courage against fear, & of sacrifice against tyranny," the prime minister said in a series of tweets. He mentioned this day marks the third sombre anniversary of India’s illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019, that aimed to change the internationally recognised disputed status of IoJK and alter the demographic structu