Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France, Maxette Pirbakas joined the Indian diaspora during a silent protest organised on Thursday near the Pakistan embassy in Paris.<br />'' <br />'' The protest was held to commemorate Pakistan's invasion of Kashmir in India on October 22 in 1947 as a Black Day for Global Peace.<br />'' <br />'' She noted that India, a truly secular country, had been battling these radical forces for decades and it was only apt that October 22 is being observed as Black Day.<br />''  <br />