Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and world over will observe Black Day on Sunday to send a message of rejecting India's illegal occupation of their homeland.

It was on October 27, 1947, that Indian troops invaded Jammu and Kashmir in blatant violation of the Partition Plan and occupied region against the will of the Kashmiri people.

The day will be marked by a complete shutdown in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Protest marches, rallies, and seminars will be held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and across the globe.  

In Azad Kashmir, protest marches, rallies, and seminars will also be held at all the Districts and Tehsil headquarters to condemn the Indian Army's invasion on October 27, 1947 and the revocation of the special status of IIOJK by the BJP-led Hindutva government of India.

In the state capital Muzaffarabad, Kashmir Liberation Commission has arranged a protest demonstration followed by a rally.

Similarly, Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmiri Refugees, other Hurriyat organizations and political and religious parties have arranged anti-India rallies and seminars to observe the Black Day.

President AJK Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry and Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq have appealed Kashmiris all over the world to register their protest against India on Sunday.

They said that protest rallies would be held in important world capitals to highlight the nefarious designs of the India and the current human rights situation in Occupied Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Indian forces have intensified extensive search operations across various districts of Occupied valley.

Indian troops have deployed drones and helicopters in a large-scale operation in Bota Pathri area of Gulmarg, Baramulla.  

Indian paramilitary Border Security Force and police are conducting similar operations in Ramgarh sector of Samba district. So far, dozens of individuals have been detained during these operations.

Witnesses report that troops are intimidating residents, further heightening the already fearful atmosphere in the occupied territory.