Several Kashmiri separatist leaders including pro-Pakistan hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani are attending the event. Earlier, there was a question mark over his presence in the event with foregn minister Sushma Swaraj deciding not to attend it.
The Pakistan Day is celebrated to commemorate the Muslim League's Resolution on March 23, 1940 demanding a separate nation for Muslims.
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Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was of firm belief that all outstanding issues with Pakistan can be resolved through bilateral dialogue in an atmosphere free from terror and violence.
He underlined it on Pakistan's national day while greeting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in a letter.
"I have written to Pakistan PM Mr. Nawaz Sharif, conveying my greetings on the National Day of Pakistan," Modi tweeted.
"It is my firm conviction that all outstanding issues can be resolved through bilateral dialogue in an atmosphere free from terror & violence," he said in another tweet.
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The Prime Minister's emphasis on atmosphere free from terror and violence assumes significance as only last week J&K was hit by two attacks in as many days in Kathua and Samba areas.
The first attack was carried out by terrorists on a police station in Kathua and the next day an army camp was targeted in Samba.
The attacks were carried out by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
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