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Attique lauds Govt policies on Kashmir issue
By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD—AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan has commended the
commitment of President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister
Shaukat Aziz with Kashmiri people.
Talking to a PTV Programme "News Morning", AJK Prime Minister said that
both President and Prime Minister are taking great interest in the
reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in Azad Kashmir.
Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan said that the Prime Minister has announced to
award University status to Engineering College Mirpur and special seats
are being reserved in the medical colleges of Pakistan.
AJK PM said that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has formed a committee
comprised of Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Minister for Railway, AJK
Prime Minister and Chief Secretary Azad Kashmir to resolve the problems
of Kashmiri refugees in Pakistan. A cell in the office of AJK Prime
Minister is also being setup to solve problems of overseas Kashmiri, he
added.
Terming the induction of bus service a first step by Indian Prime
Minister in improving relations between Pakistan and India, AJK Prime
Minister has demanded more steps like that.
AJK Prime Minister said that the budget of AJK Council spend on the
development projects in Azad Kashmir as well as for the welfare of
refugees in Azad Kashmir and in Pakistan. |