The Committee members were of the view that India, which calls itself world’s biggest secular democracy, should stop its discriminatory attitude in providing relief to the flood affected people of Indian Kashmir.
According to an official press release, Chief Secretary AJK told the committee that the losses in AJK are mainly due to landslides caused as a result of rains and flash floods.
He further said that floods have nothing to do with the water coming from India and the increase in water flow was purely because of extensive rainfall.
Expressing concerns over the preventive and precautionary measures to minimise losses in AJK, the senators proposed that iron gabions should be built to avoid landslides which caused loss of infrastructure and precious lives.
The chief secretary, however, stated that the mountain terrain in AJK has wet soil and the situation after extensive monsoon rains gets uncontrollable. These mountains have become weak after the 2005 earth quakes and landslides have become a regular happening.
He informed the committee that other than Mirpur, there is no flat land in AJK and there is no possible way of changing the life patterns of people living on mountains.
Briefing the senators, DG SDMA said that 3,000 people have been evacuated from Bagh, Poonch, Kotli and Mirpur. The senators were shocked by the devastation caused by floods and asked the administration to come up with the detailed report in the next meeting.
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Muhammad Birjees Tahir proposed to the committee that Chairman NDMA, DG Metrological Department and Foreign Secretary should also be called in the next meeting of the committee.
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@Haider: Just like Mush secured 99% votes in a referendum that he conducted but then got thrown behind bars the moment he was out of power. Lol!
Who saved people stuck in Lal Ded, SMHS hospitals? It was the locals. My cousin who lives in Kursu, Rajbagh , who was stuck in the attic had to pretend that he was a non-local...only then did the army save him. Govt. of India has blocked all international aid to Kashmir, why? Insecurity and arrogance.
@Haider:
".Imran Khan last hope of Whole Pakistanis and Kashmiries"
Pakistanis love a fair skinned, handsome man who can talk good English, don't you? And last time such a man had any power, he cut off half the country and destroyed the rest.
His name was Zulfiker. A very dashing Sindhi Shia man who talked very well.
Imran Khan is the worst thing that can ever happen to Pakistan.
Again, if you go by the logic that what's bad for Indians is good for Pakistan, you can like Imran, but you have seen the result of this policy ins the lat 68 years.
Imran Khan is going to be the worst leader of Pakistan if he ever gets any kind of power.
What did his party do in KPK?
First of all Pakistan is not genuine considering how they handled flood affected areas in their side of Kashmir now and in Sindh earlier Second, who will listen to Pakistani govt, Even their own citizens are not listening Third and last : Pl mind your own business, Dont behave like Nero while the sit ins are going on.
I wonder if Kashmir is an independent country how they will manage crises like this now the estimated cost of destruction is 5,700 crores Indian rupees. It seems everything washed away even Kashmir issue bhaad mea gya
Dear Pakistan, please mind your business. First provide freedom to the people of Baluchistan who are suffering under Pakistani hegemony. The world should focus on providing azaadi to the brave people of Baluchistan.
Kettle calling the pot black case. Better take care of your flood victims, rather than passing these useless resolutions. Even victims of 2005 Earth quake remain in tents till date. Stop wasting your energy in negative stuff.
@Syed Jalal Kashmiri:
Even ET got bored of your hatefilled propaganda.
It is pitiful to see Pakistan trying to inject itself in anything related to Kashmir! It is gives one such a guilty pleasure to see Pakistan go further and further down the drain pursuing this one point agenda since its inception; reminds one of a hyperactive dog chasing its own tail endlessly.
It's high time that India demanded Pakistan completely vacate occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This qabza has gone on for far too long.
ET, why did you censor my comment? Are Kashmiris not allowed to give their viewpoints? How is it that racist, fanatic Hindu hardliners are allowed to post here, but not Pakistanis or Kashmiris?
No one will pick up the call.
The rubbish of Pakistan continues.
Because bigoted pro Pakistani separatists claim of discrimination, Pakistan believes there's a discrimination.
This is happening since 68 years to isolate the Kashmiri Muslims.
This failing of Kashmiri difference is no differenct than how lies and propaganda has failed Pakistanis and created hundred different militant groups which the country is utterly failing to deal with today.
A country that is killing its minorities on a daily basis is taking up it's concerns over nonexistent discrimination in India.
Yesterday, someone claimed that we Indians should go to Mars.
I don't think we are ready yet to go to Mars. We have an unfinished agenda of finishing Pakistan, the scourge of all evils on Earth.
The Pakistani Golf Sportsteam was rescued by India as reported by ET herself.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/760229/pakistan-golf-team-rescued-in-srinagar/
More than 100,000 thousand people were evacuated within the week of the floods. There are still relief funds pouring in from all over India. Google and see for yourself.
You can even catch the interviews of Kashmiris who were rescued by the Army.
This objection is based on existing prejudices, not based in reality.
If anyone has any questions they can ask the Pakistani Golf Team who were first hand witnesses.
People will say anything to further propaganda. All this will lead to is Radicalization among the youth of Pakistan.
On a relative note, where is the concern for the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced out of their homeland? 200 people died in the recent floods. 100,000 plus Kashmiri Pandits were driven out by their fellow neighbours! Is this concern only for Muslims?
I absolutely agree with Jatin.
Thanks for all the suggestion n advise.
Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan DID NOT expressed its concerns over lack of relief efforts in POK and decided NOT to lodge a formal protest .
This does not seem to be a genuine concern but a malicious intent. This is taqiya at its best. The whole world saw the speed with which releif efforts were marshalled to the affected areas. There could be areas where it took time to reach them, but that cannot be attributed to discriminatory attitude. The floods in AJK were even worse, but there seems to be a complete media blackout here.