AJK demands due share from Federal Government
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MUZAFFARABAD: (APP) AJK Minister for information and IT Mushtaq Mehnas said that his government would seek representation in National Finance Commission (NFC), Council of Common Interest (CCI), IRSA and other such bodies and was optimistic that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will extend generous cooperation with his Party's government in these areas.
Talking to media here on Tuesday, he said the resources of all the provinces were grown while Azad Kashmir was gone 20 years backward after the enactment of 18th amendment in 1973 constitution as the share of federal government was reduced in the result of the devolution.
He said his government was striving to get due rates of net hydel profit and water usage charges of AJK's hydel power projects at the rate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and due share from the federal taxes to enhance the resources of the state.
He said the good governance and establishment of merit was the first priority of his government and no stone would be left unturned in this respect without taking any political pressure or affiliations.
He said new uprising after the martyrdom of Burhan Wani in occupied Kashmir was a totally ingenious movement and Indian government was unable to suppress it despite the use of brutal force.
He said the Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was doing his best to highlight the cause of Kashmir at International Forums.
