APHC-AJK 'Mubarak Pakistan' Rally in Muzaffarabad Celebrates Pakistan's Islamabad Diplomacy Summit

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference — Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) held a 'Mubarak Pakistan' (Congratulations Pakistan) rally in Muzaffarabad on April 10, 2026, celebrating Pakistan's successful facilitation of the US-Iran talks and the broader diplomatic recognition Pakistan had received as a regional stabilizer. The rally reflected Kashmiri separatist groups' continued alignment with Pakistani state narratives: a diplomatically elevated Pakistan, they argued, would be better positioned to press for a Kashmir plebiscite and resist India's post-2019 integration of J&K at international forums. For India's security establishment, the rally underscored that Pakistan's diplomatic achievements had direct political effects among Azad Kashmir's separatist constituency, complicating India's preferred framing of Pakistan as an internationally isolated state sponsoring terrorism. India views APHC as a Pakistan-backed organization whose demonstrations in Muzaffarabad are coordinated political messaging aligned with Pakistani Army narratives. The event came as Indian security forces were conducting ongoing counter-insurgency operations in J&K, illustrating the persistent disconnect between Pakistan's diplomatic-level engagement and continued ground-level militant activity.