(CNN) Pakistanis brought the nation to a standstill at midday Friday as they gathered for "Kashmir hour" to show their solidarity with the disputed region, after India stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and reclassified it as a union territory earlier this month.

India's move was highly contentious and one that will give the government in New Delhi greater authority over the disputed Muslim-majority region.

The national anthems of both Pakistan and Kashmir blared across TV and radio stations on Friday, according to Reuters, and traffic and trains were brought to a halt as people gathered between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. local time.

Pakistani policemen and commuters shout anti-Indian slogans during a traffic stoppage in Karachi on August 30.

"Today, entire Pakistan, whether they are school children, college students, shopkeepers, labors or employees, all have gathered to show solidarity with people of Indian Occupied J&K," Pakistan's government tweeted Friday.

Today, entire Pakistan, whether they are school children, college students, shopkeepers, labors or employees, all have gathered to show solidarity with people of Indian Occupied J&K.#KashmirHour pic.twitter.com/l2znGr5Lrs — Govt of Pakistan (@pid_gov) August 30, 2019

"Today's event is to let Kashmiris know that the nation is standing with Kashmiris through thick and thin," Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told demonstrators at a rally in Islamabad, a video of which was also posted on his official Facebook page.