ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the inter-ministerial committee on Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was held on Friday, which was jointly chaired by AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq and Federal Defense Minister Gen (retd) Anwar Haider Ali.
The meeting discussed the issues related to Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Agreement, Mangla Dam up-raising project, production cost of electricity, reconstruction of Rathoa Hariyam Bridge and others.
The participants of the meeting expressed their resolve to solve all the issues amicably. The committee headed by Federal Defense Minister General (retd) Anwar Haider Ali decided to form working groups on all the issues, which would submit
report to the central committee after completing the recommendations as per ToR.
Thanking Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar for his keen interest in resolving the issues faced by the AJK government, the AJK premier termed the inter-ministerial committee meeting as encouraging.
“This will hopefully pave the way for understanding the problems and finding out a viable solution to these longstanding issues,” the AJK PM said.
The meeting was attended by senior Minister Col. (retd) Waqar Ahmad Noor, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mian Abdul Waheed, Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan and others.
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