Karachi, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistani artists and celebrities have also jumped into the fray to show their "solidarity" with Kashmiris while appealing to people to boost the government's efforts to highlight the Kashmir issue.
Desperate to keep the Kashmir issue alive in the national imagination, the Pakistan government has urged all Pakistanis to stand for three minutes at 12 noon on Friday to "show solidarity with Kashmiris" as part of "Kashmir Hour".
Several film and television artists have also supported the government's call on Kashmir.
Singer Rabi Peerzada said she will be at Liberty Chowk in Lahore at 12 p.m. on Friday to express solidarity with "our Kashmiri brethren" and exhorted people to join in.
Singer Shehzad Roy said he would also observe 'Kashmir Hour' in Karachi on Friday while actors Fakhar Alam and Faisal Qureshi said they too would participate.