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PM AJK assures to resolve issues of Kashmiri refugees

MIRPUR (AJK): Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Farooq Haider Khan Friday said that Pakistan-base
Published February 2, 2018 Updated February 2, 2018 07:26pm

MIRPUR (AJK): Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Farooq Haider Khan Friday said that Pakistan-based Jammu & Kashmir refugees are being provided with state-of-the-art residential facilities in the under-construction Kashmiri colonies in various parts of the country.

He said this while chairing a high level meeting of the Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan to review their issues related to their rehabilitation besides the resolution of other identical matters accordingly.

The AJK Prime Minister reiterated his government’s resolve to solve all issues confronted by the Jammu refugees and his government was taking concrete steps in right direction.

The meeting reviewed the so far development on the issues of setting up of colonies for refugees in Pakistan, issuance of State Subject certificates and matters related already discussed with government of Punjab recently by AJK Board of Revenue .

Speaking on the occasion Farooq Haider said Jammu & Kashmir refugees were part and parcel of the freedom movement in occupied Jammu Kashmir and they can’t be left alone facing problems.

He directed the concerned authorities to ensure the delivery of due civic and other facilities to the refugees through completion of the under construction colonies on time.

Members AJ&K Legislative Assembly elected on refugees special seats, Minister for Food Syed Shaukat Shah, minister for Transport Naser Hussain Dar, Choudhry Muhammad Ishaq, Mian Yasir Rasheed, Ch Ismail, Javed Akhtar, Asad Haleem, Raja Muhammad Sadique, Senior Member Board of Revenue Fayyaz Ali Abbasi and other senior officials attended the meeting.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2018