AJK govt to encourage journalists role for Kashmir cause: Niazi

Says govt will respect every positive criticism and advice by media

MIRPUR:

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has said that the government would take all possible steps for the welfare of the journalist fraternity to ensure their more vibrant role to raise the Kashmir issue both at home and abroad.

He was talking to a delegation of journalist forums led by their president Zahid Akbar Abbasi at Jammu and Kashmir house in the federal metropolis, on Tuesday.

The premier said that the popularly elected PTI-led AJK government will respect every positive criticism and advice by the media and will take all possible steps to address the grievances of the journalist community.

He said the establishment of good governance in the state and liberation of occupied Kashmir will be the priorities of the government and added that all resources will be channelized for the development and prosperity of the people.

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He said that the local bodies election will be held within a year to transfer power to the lower level to solve the problems of the common man.

Earlier, a delegation from Gharbi Bagh Dhirkot called on the AJK Prime Minister to discuss issues of their constituency.

Talking to the delegation, he said that efforts will be made to make the region a role model in accordance with the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and added that we are all working together to advance this vision.

He said that tourism would be developed in Azad Kashmir by improving its infrastructure and all highways in the region would be improved to boost the tourism potential of the state.

He said he is fully aware of the plight of the people living on the Line of Control and assured that the problems of all the constituencies adjoining the LoC will be resolved on a priority basis.

Talking to various other delegations, the AJK Prime Minister assured that steps would be taken to solve the problems of Bagh constituencies on an urgent basis. Both the major roads of Dhirkot will be included in the tourism project and will be given special attention for the development of the area.

The delegation thanked the Prime Minister for taking special interest in the development of the Bagh.