Kashmir to be raised at intl fora

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said the government would support the Kashmir cause at all international fora and would use diplomatic means to highlight the issue. He said Pakistan Peoples Party is committed to continue moral, diplomatic and political support to this cause till the issue is resolved according to the wishes of Kashmiri people. The Prime Minister was talking to a delegation of the Peoples Party Azad Jammu and Kashmir along with Senator Jehangir Badr, Secretary General Pakistan Peoples Party at the PM House. The Prime Minister observed that being Chairman Kashmir Council, he would ensure that the Kashmir cause is highlighted at all forums. He also assured the Kashmiri brethren that the government of Pakistan will continue providing adequate resources for the development of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The delegation congratulated the Prime Minister on the victory of PPP in AJK elections and appreciated his positive role in positive projection of Kashmir cause and mobilisation of party workers during the election campaign. Senator Jahangir Badr termed this victory an expression of the confidence of Kashmiri people on the policies of Pakistan Peoples Party. The meeting was attended by Barrister Sultan Mehmood, former Prime Minister AJK, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf MNA, Qamar Zaman Kaira, MNA, Ch Abdul Majeed, Ch Muhammad Yaseen and Ch Lateef Akbar. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said the genuine grievances of Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) would be addressed to keep the coalition intact, in line with the governments reconciliation policy. He said that PPP would also work on winning cooperation of other political parties in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Senior Minister Ch. Pervez Elahi, who called on him at the PM House here on Monday. He appreciated cooperation of the leadership of PML-Q for their efforts to reconcile other political parties and their recent meeting with AJK Prime Minister Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan in this context. He said reconciliatory politics was need of the hour to keep the nation united and focused on the solution of major national issues confronting the people. Gilani said that the recent elections would go a long way for winning the fundamental rights of the people of Kashmir. He observed that the public mandate given to the PPP AJK would pave the way for the solution of Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of Kashmiri people. He appreciated the PML-Qs reconciliatory role in politics and their keen interest in keeping other coalition partners on board. Both the senior leaders of PML-Q congratulated the Prime Minister on victory of the PPP AJK in free, fair and transparent elections. They lauded the governments politics of reconciliation and suggested the Prime Minister to address the grievances of MQM and work out all the possibilities to keep the coalition intact. They apprised the Prime Minister about their recent meeting with the AJK Prime Minister.

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