MUBASHAR NAQVI MUZAFFARABAD
The spokesman of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government and Minister on Information Technology Dr. Mustafa Bashir Abbasi on Saturday said that 66 percent of deserving people got payments under country-wide PM’s Ehsaas Kafalat Program in AJK. He said that no new case of the novel coronavirus was reported in the state during the last 24 hours. In his media briefing here on Saturday, he said due to the timely steps taken by the government to control the spread of the COVID-19, the situation of AJK is better in comparison to the all provinces of Pakistan. The Minister said that state government had immediately provided funds from its own resources to the concerned departments to effectively deal with the prevailing situation, which helped in improving the situation in the state. He told that social activist Inham ul Haq Masoodi had met Prime Minister on Thursday and provided Personal Protection Equipment Kits (PPEs) for the medical staff in AJK. “On the PM’s directions, these reusable PPEs that include waterproof dress, protection glasses, gloves and masks have been provided forty kits each to AIMS, CMH and Isolation Hospital Muzaffarabad. These safety kits could be used for long time after washing and sanitizing”, he informed. Dr. Mustafa Bashir told that Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider reiterated his appeal to the general public to observe social distancing and cooperate with the government agencies in implementation of the lock-down. He informed that premier, while taking notice of the public complaints, directed Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners to personally monitor the distribution process under Ehsas Program. On this occasion, the spokesman of the AJK government expressed grave concern over the deteriorating situation in the Occupied Kashmir and called upon the international community to comeforward and help the eight million besieged people of the IOK. He added that despite the crisis situation caused by the COVID-19, the people of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir were not being provided the proper medical facilities. Dr. Abbasi further said that Indian armed forces are involved in massive human rights abuses in the held valley and even not sparing the civilian population residing along the Line of Control. (LoC). He appealed UN and other global human rights bodies to take serious and immediate notice of the Indian aggressive designs against the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
