By Naila Altaf Kayani
Muzaffarabad, (Parliament Times) : Welcoming the understanding between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on the formation of government(s), the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter of PML-N has expressed confidence that the country would soon be blessed with the much-needed economic and political stability.
“The split mandate in the recent elections had put the political leadership of both parties to the test but they have once again proved their high political insight by making wise decisions which will lead to the establishment of strong governments in the center and provinces and subsequently strengthen democracy and bring economic and political stability in the country,” said PML-N regional president Shah Ghulam Qadir at an informal media talk with a group of reporters here
He said the PML-N workers stood behind every decision of their beloved leader Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and they firmly believed that there would be a significant change in the country’s situation as soon as the party’s nominees – president Shehbaz Sharif and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz – assumed the office of prime minister of Pakistan and chief minister of the Punjab, respectively.
Qadir alleged that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had plunged the country’s economy into an abysmal state due to non-seriousness and incompetence.
“While weak economic conditions and inconsiderate and careless leadership provided India with an opportunity for the constitutional occupation of occupied Jammu and Kashmir on the one hand, attempts were also made to destroy political atmosphere in the peaceful region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on the other, thus multiplying the frustration of the Kashmiri nation,” he said.
Qadir asserted that a great political change was on the cards in the wake of the establishment of PML-N-led governments in the center and Punjab which would not only send a positive message across the Line of Control but would also help adopt a categorical stand at the international level regarding the ongoing freedom movement in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He asserted that the Sharif brothers had always kept Kashmir at the top of their priorities and he had no qualms about saying that residents of the liberated territory would equally benefit from peace, progress, and prosperity in Pakistan following the installation of PML-N governments in center and Punjab.
Qadir said the way the PML-N AJK chapter workers, including Kashmiri refugees and AJK domicile holders living in Pakistan, had enthusiastically participated in the recent elections for the success of their party was commendable and highly valued by the party leadership.
He urged party workers to promote harmony and unity among themselves and launch vigorous political activities in the liberated territory “because soon after the center and Punjab, the PML-N would also form its governments in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan.”
“God willing once again Azad Kashmir will usher in the era of construction and development under the visionary leadership of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif,” he said.
