Muzaffarabad: (Parliament Times) The Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that AJ&K has huge potential of investment in tourism and hydroelectric sectors saying that the country could get rid of shortage of electricity once for all if the hydel potential available in the State is tapped.
The AJK premier said this while talking to a delegation of Chinese construction companies working on different hydroelectric projects under CPEC in AJ&K here on Monday. Khan said that present government had adopted the policy of focusing on tourism and hydroelectric to boost its economy. “The people of AJK had rendered unmatched sacrifices for the stability of the Pakistan economyâ€, he said adding that law and order situation in AJ&K was the most attractive factor for investment. He said that potential investor must explore investment potential of AJ&K. He said that AJ&K has huge potential in tourism, minerals, gems, precious stones and hydropower. He said that as per the report of our own departments AJ&K has potential to generate more than 18 thousand mega watt hydropower electricity.
Raja Farooq Haider said that projects like Neelum Jhelum and Kohala would generate over 2000 MW of electricity. He said that investment in hydropower projects would get rich benefits. He said that maximum cooperation would be extended to all the investors who would be making investment in AJ&K. The AJK premier said that organic farming has a very huge potential for the investment because of the availability of a very hardworking human resource and with little crime rate in all the ten districts of AJ&K.
Prime Minister informed the delegates that “literacy rate of AJK is over 70% and it will be further grow as our government had allocated more resources for the education sectorâ€.He said that the investment in AJK would not only be beneficial to that particular area but it would also help strengthen the economy of the country. He said investment in hospitality industry is also another potential sector which extends up to the mark hospitality facilities for the tourists. “AJK is not only a land of peace but it is hub of opportunities in true sense of the worldâ€, he said adding that the country could get rid of shortage of electricity once for all if the hydel potential available in the area is tapped.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan had directed to observe Martyrdom Day of Burhan Wani on July 8, Kashmir Martyrs’ Day on July 13 and accession to Pakistan Day on July 19 in across the AJK.
He paid homage to the great sacrifice of the young Burhan Wani who is symbol of resistance in Occupied Kashmir against Indian occupation forces. “Burhan Wani’s martyrdom had triggered a powerful people’s uprising in Kashmir, and at least 90 civilians were killed in Indian force’s action to break the uprisingâ€, he said adding that Kashmiris on both sides of the line of Control and across the world would also observe “Kashmir Martyrs’ Day†on July 13, like every year. … On 13th July 1931, thousands of people thronged the central jail Srinagar to witness the in-camera trial of Abdul Qadeer. who was killed by Dogra soldiers.
Meanwhile the Prime Minister has directed to submit a detailed scheme to beatify the State capital and divisional headquarters cities. While talking to chairman Development Authority Muzaffarabad Ch Muhammad Raqeeb he said Muzaffarabad, Mirpur and Rawalakot are main cities and are the face of AJK.
“Government would provide all possible resources for beatification of the major cities,” he assured the chairman DAMâ€, he said.
In another order the Prime Minister directed the districts administration and other concerned departments to provide every possible facility to the tourists in AJK.