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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday Pakistan will observe July 19 as a "black day" to protest against what he described as "Indian barbarism" in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been roiled by protests over the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani.
Sharif proposed the observance of the "black day" while chairing a special meeting of his cabinet in Lahore to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. His proposal was accepted by the cabinet, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
The premier and Pakistan's foreign ministry recently angered India by referring to Wani, a commander of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, as a "Kashmiri leader" and describing his death as an "extrajudicial killing". At least 37 people have died in the protests following Wani's killing last week.
India has already dismissed Pakistan's criticism of its handling of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, and accused it of using terrorism as an instrument of state policy.