Pak Blames Modi For Kashmir Unrest; To Mark July 19 as 'Black Day'

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja M Asif on Friday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Kashmir unrest.

He said, "Massacre and genocide in Indian occupied Kashmir is an extension and re-enactment of ethnic cleansing started by Modi in Gujarat."

Meanwhile, a special cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday to declare July 19 as 'black day' to mark complete solidarity with Kashmiris.

On July 11, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been under attack from the Opposition for remaining "silent" over the killing of protesters in Kashmir, came out with a statement condemning the action of Indian security forces.

Sharif expressed shock over the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter in Kashmir and deplored "oppressive measures" and "excessive" force used against civilians in the latest wave of violence in the Valley.

"The Prime Minister of Pakistan has expressed his deep shock at the killing of Kashmiri leader Burhan Wani and many other civilians by the Indian military and paramilitary forces," Sharif's office said in the statement.