[1] The day is presented as an expression of Pakistani solidarity with the Kashmiri people, who are indigenous to the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley.
The repealing of Article 370 was met with opposition from Pakistan,[2] which downgraded diplomatic ties with India and suspended various cooperative initiatives between the two countries.
[3] In 2020, on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the revocation of Kashmir's special status, Pakistan observed 5 August 2020 as Youm-e-Istehsal ("Day of Exploitation") nationally.
[4] In 2020, Inter-Services Public Relations media productions also released a song "Ja Chod De Meri Wadi" (leave my valley) by Shafqat Amanat Ali to express solidarity with Kashmir.
The map also annotated Ladakh's boundary with China as "frontier undefined", whose status would be formalised by "the sovereign authorities concerned after the settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute."