Ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi to visit LoC soon

"Let's respond to PM call for Kashmir Hour as a nation. I will be at Mazar e Quaid at 12 pm on Friday. Join me to express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren. On 6 Sep I will visit home of a Shaheed. I will soon be visiting LOC," Afridi tweeted.

Afridi, who was one of the most dynamic all-rounders to play the game for Pakistan, on Aug 6 called for the intervention of the United Nations as well as the US after the Indian government had scrapped the Article 370 which gave special status to Pakistan.

One Aug 6, he had tweeted: "Kashmiris must be given their due rights as per #UN resolution. The rights of Freedom like all of us. Why was @UN  created & why is it sleeping? The unprovoked aggression & crimes being committed in Kashmir against #Humanity must be noted. The @POTUS  must play his role to mediate."  

Relationship between India and Pakistan deteriorated since the Pulwma attack took place in February this year.

It touched a new low after India's decision to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir issue:

The Indian government scrapped the Article 370 which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

The government bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir with an assembly and Ladakh without an assembly.

Article 35A of the Indian Constitution allowed the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and also provided special rights and privileges to those permanent residents.

Article 370 allowed Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, flag and right to handle its own laws except on matters that impact national security.