11 billion rupees of development budget was spent transparently.Anwar ul Haq,
Islamabad:(Shoaib Mehmood)_Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq has said that the negotiations with Awami Action Committee would be held within the ambit of law and constitution.
Speaking to a private TV channel, the PM, while referring to the government’s austerity drive, said that besides curtailment of expenditures the government took a number of initiatives including improving quality of infrastructure, standard and quality of education and healthcare facilities in the state.
The Prime Minister said that the expenses of the PM House have been reduced to a large extent. “Similarly, discretionary posts were abolished, road infrastructure was improved, flour and timber was eliminated and 11 billion rupees of development budget was spent transparently”, the PM said, adding that 22 new ambulances were added to the health sector fleet.
The PM said that he had pleaded and presented the case of his people effectively at every forum.
He said that the issues related to Mangala Dam affectees and Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project would also be resolved. He said that an endowment fund worth 5 billion rupees has been established out of which financial assistance would to provided to widows, orphans and divorced women and the disabled.
The PM said that he was enjoying the full support of the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan. “God willing, we will resolve all the problems”, he said.
In response to a question, the PM said that he has been able to run an unnatural alliance successfully. He said that after the removal of constitutional bar on cabinet size, the portfolios to ministers would be assigned soon”.
In response to a question, the PM while condemning the Israel’s naked aggression against Palestinians said that Israel can’t suppress Palestinians legitimate struggle.
He said that India must take a leaf out of the history that it cannot break the will of Kashmiri people by using its military might.
The PM Haq also termed the former prime minister of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s home coming as a positive development.
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