Report: Naseem Hassan/ANI
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Iftikhar Gillani has categorically stated that there will be no compromise on the status or financial autonomy of Azad Kashmir, declaring that his government cannot even consider changing the status of the state.
Addressing the Legislative Assembly, the Prime Minister expressed concern over what he described as a disinformation campaign on social media regarding a possible change in Azad Kashmir's status. He challenged those spreading such claims to provide evidence and stressed the need to counter misinformation that could create unrest in the state.
He assured the House that the government would take the opposition into confidence on this important matter.
Regarding development projects, Iftikhar Gillani said that 99 percent of work on the Rathoa Haryam Bridge had been completed and the long-awaited project would soon be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Referring to the flour subsidy, he said the amount being spent on the subsidy was almost equal to Azad Kashmir's entire development budget.
The Prime Minister also announced that an MoU was being signed with the Cambridge University Board to improve the professional capabilities and standards of the Mirpur Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
