LEEPA, (Parliament Times) : The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has highly lauded the supreme sacrifices offered by the people of leepa valley facing Indian forces indiscriminate firing from across the line of control.
Addressing various public meetings here on Monday, he said Kashmiri people have been struggling for attaining their fundamental right to self determination and added that plebiscite is the only way for resolving the lingering Kashmir dispute for establishing lasting and durable peace in the region.
.Referring to the achievements of his government he said Muslim league (N) government has taken revolutionary steps for the development of the state and projected funds equally in all the constituencies and special importance were given for the development of leepa valley and funds for this area were projected from our own budget to mitigate the sufferings of the people and to provide better communication facilities to them. 700 million rupees were projected for the construction of Rashian Moji leepa road while construction of a modern hospital is in progress in leepa valley to extend modern health facilities to the people of the area.. He said three thousand rupees per month was given to the dependents of the families of the martyrs of Indian forces firing while the government has also decided to take sponsorship of widows, orphans and down trodden segments of society to lessen their financial hardships. The Prime Minister said that his government has completed mega developmental projects for the welfare of the masses and as result of which the living standard of the people has improved. He announced to contest election from leepa valley on the demands of the people of the area. Thousands of people of the area announced to join the Muslim league (N) during the visit of Raja Farooq Haider Khan to the leepa valley.