Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistanis stood by their Kashmiri brethren in their struggle for their right to self-determination, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

In his message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, the former premier said that the Indian occupation had robbed the people of Kashmir of their liveliness and cheerfulness. “Indeed, human minds prosper and develop in free societies,” he said.

The former premier said that only those people stood by the people of Kashmir who know the value of freedom.