Washington DC, Feb. 4 -- Every year on February 5, Pakistan observes what it calls Kashmir Solidarity Day. Officially, it claims to stand for the rights of Kashmiris, but in reality, the day is about state-sponsored propaganda, designed to distract from Pakistan's own human rights record both in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and across regions under its control.

President of the Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies (IGBS), Washington DC, Senge Sering, has strongly criticised Pakistan's observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5, declaring it a "Kashmir Hypocrisy Day" and accusing Islamabad of ignoring alleged human rights violations in territories under its own control, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) ...