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Pakistan Embassy in Ankara calls for renewed Kashmir dialogue
Pakistan’s Embassy in Ankara called for renewed diplomacy to resolve the Kashmir dispute at a panel discussion on Tuesday.
The event marked Kashmir Black Day, which Pakistan observes on Oct.
27 to commemorate the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar in 1947.
Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires, Shaiq Ahmed Bhutto, said a lasting settlement needed justice and meaningful participation by Kashmiris.
Speakers also urged Pakistan and India to maintain the cease-fire and revive dialogue, while protecting rights and expanding humanitarian cooperation.
The discussion included the Indus Waters Treaty, with a call to resolve water-sharing disagreements through diplomacy and international law.
Participants said sustained engagement should lead to a political settlement that respects the rights and aspirations of Kashmiris.
Pakistan's Embassy in Ankara called for renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve the Kashmir dispute at a panel marking Kashmir Black Day.
The event was organized with the Strategic Thinking Institute and brought together diplomats, historians and researchers.
Pakistan's chargé d'affaires, Shaiq Ahmed Bhutto, said lasting peace required justice, political legitimacy and meaningful participation by Kashmiris.
Participants called for sustained diplomacy and a political settlement that respects the rights and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
- Who
- Pakistan's Embassy in Ankara called for renewed dialogue. The panel included diplomats, historians and researchers.
- What
- Participants discussed the Kashmir dispute and called for diplomatic efforts toward a peaceful political settlement.
- When
- Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
- Where
- Ankara, Türkiye.
- Why
- The panel marked Kashmir Black Day and addressed the dispute's historical, political and humanitarian dimensions.
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Indian troops arrived in Srinagar, an event commemorated by Pakistan as Kashmir Black Day.
The embassy and the Strategic Thinking Institute held a panel discussion in Ankara marking Kashmir Black Day.
- Event
- Panel discussion titled The Jammu and Kashmir Issue in the 79th Year of Occupation
- Organizer
- Pakistan's Embassy in Ankara, in cooperation with the Strategic Thinking Institute
- Pakistan representative
- Shaiq Ahmed Bhutto, chargé d'affaires in Ankara
- Historical date
- Oct. 27, 1947
- Location
- Ankara, Türkiye