Mubashar Naqvi
Abbaspur
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has lauded the courage and commitment of the people residing along the Line of Control (LoC) and said that they were rendering matchless sacrifices for their motherland.
Addressing a big public gathering at Abbaspur near LoC, the Prime Minister also paid tributes to the Pak Army by giving a befitting response to the enemy.
Paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Indian firing at LoC and bravery showed by entire population, he said India has miserably failed to demoralize the people by resorting unprovoked shelling on them.
Raja Farooq Haider said people residing along the LoC will fight against the Indian aggression by standing shoulder to shoulder with their valiant armed forces.
He said India continuously violating international laws by targeting civilian population. “Indian troops are using cluster bombs against innocent Kashmiris. 32 people including women, elders and kids were martyred in Indian firing across the LoC”, he added.
The Prime Minister assured the LoC affectees that their all genuine problems would be addressed on the priority and government would not leave them alone.
He said work on big project with financial assistance of Federal government would be initiated to provide all civic facilities to the people of LoC.
Referring to the development and institutional reforms initiatives taken by the government, Raja Farooq Haider said expressed profound gratitude to former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for hundred percent increase in the development budget of the state.
He said major portion of the budget is being spent on health, education, communication and works and up-gradation of the basic infrastructure in the state. “When we came into power, we had three basic priorities; efforts to highlight Kashmir issue in its true perspective, good governance and elimination of corrupt practices in public serving institutions”, he added.
“We introduced third party recruitment system in AJK, NTS through which we recruited competent people. We reconstituted Public Service Commission, which provide jobs to those who couldn’t think to get such jobs without any political reference”, PM said.
Prime Minister lauded the role of the people of Abbaspur in the Kashmir liberation movement. “They are brave due to living near to LoC and facing the coward Indian army on daily basis”, he added.
Earlier, Raja Farooq Haider inaugurated Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Abbaspur. The hospital will start regular functioning in next two months to provide better health services to the local people at their door steps.
