AJK Legislative Assembly Denounces Unprovoked Indian Troops Firing Targeting Civil Populous Locations Along LoC In AJK

Azad Jammu Kashmir legislative assembly Tuesday resumed its session after a pause of three days

MIRPUR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jan, 2019 ) : Azad Jammu Kashmir legislative assembly Tuesday resumed its session after a pause of three days.

Participating in the debate, Minister of Zakat and Ushr told the house that deduction of Zakat was being made from the Constituencies within the limits of AJK.

He said that 2 lakh is earmarked for each constituency for dowry fund which is being distributed to deserved committees through Chairman Zakat and Usher in 24 constituencies of the State.

He said in the accounts of social welfare department 4.800 million rupees are provided for 12 members legislative assembly of refugees.

Several resolutions were presented in the house. A resolution of Minister Information Mushtaq Minhas strongly denounced Indian forces shelling from across LoC killing a woman of AJK and injuring several others.

It said opening firing on civil offices,cities and hospital was flagrant violation of international law. It denounced Indian forces martyring 15 Kashmiri youth and injuring more than 300 in just 15 days. It demanded a probe into state terrorism of forces by a human rights commission and a special inquiry commission in view of the gravity of the situation.

Another resolution was moved by minister for industries Ch. Shahzad Mehmood. The resolution demanded UN to take notice of the firing from across the LoC on innocent civilians.

It expressed gratitude to members parliament for raising Kashmir dispute in BP effectively. It demanded the UN and OIC to take notice of Indian brutalities against people of Jammu and Kashmir and call UNSC meeting to press India to engage into dialogue for right to self-determination.

Another resolution of MLA Raja Javed Iqbal demanded UN to implement its resolutions granting people of J&K their inalienable right to self-determination. It said that Indian forces have let loose a reign of terror in IHK and have blinded a large number of Kashmiri youth through use of pellet guns.

Through another resolution Ch.Masood Khalid demanded issuance of visa may be restored from Mirpur to those citizens of Mirpur who are citizens of Europe. He pointed out that Interior Ministry had withdrawn this right from citizens of Mirpur as a result of which the citizens are facing great difficulties.

.During the question hours, education minister Barrister Iftikhar Gillani, in response to a question of MLA Malik Muhammad Nawaz, said that Government Boys Degree college Tattapani is comprising 138 students.

He added that the posts of Lecturer Chemistry, Physics and English are lying vacant in the college. He said adhoc appointments are being considered against these posts which would be filled in a few days. The MLA expressed his satisfaction by the reply of the minister.