In honor of the liberation from the Dogra rule on October 24, 1947, the founding day is observed.
A renewed commitment to fight till Indian unlawfully occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) is freed and the entire region is annexed by Pakistan is being made in honor of the day.
21 gun salutes, flag raising, special events honoring victims and heroes, and prayers in mosques throughout Pakistan marked the beginning of the day. The Azad Kashmir Zindabad and Pakistani slogans were also yelled throughout various events.
Although Kashmir was once a Muslim-majority region, the oppressive Dogra kings annexed it to India.
