ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP): Acting Prime Minister Azad Jammu
Kashmir (AJK), Chaudhry Tariq Farooq Thursday said a
democratically and economically strong Pakistan could be effective
for the success of freedom movement in Indian held Kashmir.
He said the freedom movement in IHK had turned into new shape during
the tenure of the current government of PML-N under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
He was addressing a press conference here at Kashmir House.
Speaker AJK Assembly Shah Ghulam Qadir, AJK ministers
including Chaudhry Muhammad Aziz, Syed Shaukat Shah, Chaudhry
Muhammad Saeed, Sardar Mir Akbar, Nasir Dar and members of Kashmir
Council Saddique Batli, Abdul Khaliq Wasi and AJK officials were
also present on the occasion.
Chaudhry Tariq Farooq said the international community was now
praising Pakistan’s stance over Kashmir dispute due to the sincere steps taken by the PML-N government in this regard.
Criticizing Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), he said Imran Khan
should show his efforts for resolution of Kashmir issue rather than
wasting time in leveling false allegation against Prime Minister’s
family.
He said PTI chief was making point scoring on Panama issue,
which was not acceptable for the people of Kashmir. He said Imran
Khan himself was the founder of off shore companies and had no moral
ground to blame others.
The people around Imran, he said, were also facing the Panama
allegations.
The AJK Acting PM said some elements were hatching
conspiracy against Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at a time when he was striving at international forums to resolve the core issue of
Kashmir and making the world aware about the seriousness of this dispute.
He expressed confidence over PM regarding the matter of Gilgit
Baltistan, saying that Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had made efforts to
include GB and AJK in China Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He said the PML-N government had succeeded to overcome several
challenges including energy crisis, terrorism and economic revival.
The political opponents of PML-N had nothing for point
scoring, he added.
He said Pakistan had always witnessed prosperity when there
was democracy but unfortunately some elements couldn’t digest the
country’s development and wanted to derail the system.
Tariq Farooq said Kashmiri people were on the back of
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying that the enemy of democracy were actually the enemy of Pakistan.
He said the people of Kashmir at both sides of the Line of Control
had observed January 26, as Black Day while India was commemorating
this as Youm e Jamhoria.
He demanded the internationally community to play its role to
provide the basic right of self determination to IHK people.
The AJK government, he said, was working efficiently under the
leadership of Prime Minister AJK Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan to
serve the people.