AJK president: ‘Lord Nazir not denied entry’
Lord Ahmed is a Kashmiri, by birth, and he can move to and from AJK without any restriction, says AJK President.
MIRPUR (AJK):
Azad Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan reiterated the AJK government’s stance on late Saturday, saying there was no restriction of entry in AJK for Lord Nazir Ahmed, a Kashmiri-origin member of the British parliament’s upper house. “Lord Ahmed is a Kashmiri, by birth, and he can move to and from AJK without any restriction,” Yaqoob said while talking to media in Bagh Town. The AJK president also briefed the media on a number of other issues, including development projects and Pakistan’s nuclear assets, saying that ‘certain external hostile forces’ were seeking to thwart Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2011.
Azad Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan reiterated the AJK government’s stance on late Saturday, saying there was no restriction of entry in AJK for Lord Nazir Ahmed, a Kashmiri-origin member of the British parliament’s upper house. “Lord Ahmed is a Kashmiri, by birth, and he can move to and from AJK without any restriction,” Yaqoob said while talking to media in Bagh Town. The AJK president also briefed the media on a number of other issues, including development projects and Pakistan’s nuclear assets, saying that ‘certain external hostile forces’ were seeking to thwart Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2011.