Kashmir will become a part of Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif tells PoK Assembly
The Hindu
Shehbaz Sharif asserts Kashmir's future lies with Pakistan, emphasizing solidarity and unwavering support for the Kashmiri people.
Pakistan's civilian and military leadership on Thursday (February 5, 2026) reaffirmed their "unwavering support" for the Kashmiri people, as rallies and demonstrations were held across the country to show solidarity with them.
"The solution to the Jammu-Kashmir dispute is to honour the wishes of the people of Kashmir and the implementation of the UNSC's resolutions," Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Assembly in Muzaffarabad as the country observed the "Kashmir Solidarity Day".
Mr. Shehbaz said that he had come to stand in solidarity with "our brothers in Kashmir on behalf of the Pakistani people and the Pakistani leadership".
"Kashmir will become a part of Pakistan,” he said.
India has repeatedly told Pakistan that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “was, is and shall forever” remain an integral part of the country.
Recalling the four-day conflict between Pakistan and India in May 2025, Mr. Shehbaz claimed that the Kashmir issue was diplomatically “reignited with full force” in the wake of the conflict.
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