AJK leaders urge restraint, peace after recent unrest
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Dr Muhammad Najeeb and Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani on Wednesday called for restraint, peace and greater awareness of the region’s history, with the latter warning that provocative discourse and prevailing unrest were disrupting the lives of ordinary people. Addressing a seminar organised by the Sudhan Educational Conference in connection…
Muzaffarabad: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Dr Muhammad Najeeb and Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani addressed a seminar on Wednesday, urging restraint, peace, and a greater understanding of the region's history. Gillani cautioned that provocative language and unrest were disrupting the lives of ordinary people. The AJK leadership paid tribute to Col Khan Muhammad Khan, known as Baba-i-Poonch, and Capt Muhammad Hussain Shaheed, highlighting their contributions to the freedom movement and education.
They emphasized the need to incorporate the sacrifices of national heroes into educational curriculums due to the blurring of truth and falsehood on social media. Gillani specifically criticized irresponsible discourse on social media platforms, questioning the future of children's education and patients' access to hospitals. He urged people to avoid discourse that incites disorder, emphasizing that the region's development budget of Rs32 billion was commendable compared to other provinces.
President Najeeb, a grandson of Baba-i-Poonch, stressed the importance of educating younger generations about national heroes and the Kashmir freedom movement. AJK Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq stressed the importance of understanding the region's history and origins to form an informed opinion about the area.
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