ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Kashmir Solidarity Day will be observed on February 5 all over the country and Azad Kashmir to express unity with the Kashmiri people.

According to the decisions of the Inter-ministerial coordination meeting, February 5 will be declared a closed holiday in Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

One minute silence will be observed at 10:00 a.m. on February 5. Kashmir Convention will be held here to be addressed by the president and prime minister of Pakistan, president and prime minister of AJK, minister for Kashmir Affairs & Safron beside other prominent Kashmiri leaders.

A "Kashmir Handicrafts Exhibition" at Lok Virsa will be organized. There will be playing of Kashmiri songs besides a photo exhibition. Pakistan National Council of the Arts will arrange a Painting Exhibition on Kashmiri Culture, Puppet show and distribute posters and badges.

To express solidarity with the Kashmiri brethren, a walk will be held from the PSO Petrol Pump on Jinnah Avenue at 10.00 a.m. on February 5 and will end at Parade G round in the front of Parliament House.

A ceremony at Kohala bridge linking Pakistan with AJK will be held where a "human chain" comprising Pakistani and Kashmiri political leaders will be formed expressing solidarity with each other. Solidarity walks will also be held at the provincial capitals and at the district headquarters.-APP