Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan - and standing fast with the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir is a cardinal principle of its foreign policy. That sentiment was reiterated by Pakistan's civil and military leadership as it paid tribute to the 1931 martyrs who laid down their lives in a battle against the Dogra rule. The 22 Kashmiris who sacrificed their lives were at the vanguard of an irresistible struggle, one that continues to this day against India's illegal occupation of the land.

On this 95th anniversary of July 13, observed as Kashmir........

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