Islamabad: (Parliament Times) The Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has setup a unique historical precedent by appearing before the Joint Investigation Team [JIT].
The AJK premier made these assertions while addressing an Iftar dinner, which was hosted in honour of PML-N leaders and legislators here on Thursday. “By presenting himself for accountability, the Prime Minister of Pakistan had shut the mouths of all opposition partiesâ€, the AJK PM said adding that under the present circumstance the entire Kashmiri nation stood with the PM. He said that Pakistan premier had put the country back on the path of economic prosperity. He said Nawaz Sharif played a historic role for progress and prosperity of AJK.
“Two-fold increase in development budget and initiation of mega development projects worth 47 billion rupees in the region [AJK] amply demonstrate Nawaz Sharif’s love for Kashmirâ€, he said.
Regarding the prevailing situation on the LoC he said that after facing physiological defeat at the hands of Kashmiris in held Kashmir Indian forces were now targeting civilians on this side of line of control. He said that Indian shelling on the LoC was deep rooted conspiracy to deflect international community’s attention from the situation in occupied Kashmir. Khan hailed PM Nawaz for promoting Kashmir cause at international level.
The Iftar Dinner was attended by senator Raja Zaffar-ul-Haq, Advisor to PM Sartaj Aziz, Defense Minister Khawaja Asir and others.