OKARA  - A seminar followed by a rally in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day was held at the University of Okara. The events were organized by the Depart­ment of Political Science and Department of International Relations. The In-charge of International Relations and Political Science departments, Usman Shamim and Fakhara Shahid respectively, and mem­ber Council for Islamic Ideolo­gy Pakistan, Rana Shafiq Khan Pasrori, sensitized the students on the importance of Kashmir issue. A number of students also delivered speeches at the seminar. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr Muhammad Zakria Zakar, in his special message regarding Kashmir Solidary day, said, “We need to put more diplomatic effort to ensure the right of self-determination to the Kashmiris. I firmly believe that our youth have huge re­sponsibility in this regard”.

He further told that the 21st century was all about ideas and Pakistan needed to show her presence in the interna­tional public sphere. The Kash­mir Rally was led by the faculty. The participants were holding placards and banners and they enchanted slogans in support of Kashmir and against India’ brutal role in the region.