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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reviewed the law and order situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and reaffirmed his commitment to utilising all available resources for the welfare and prosperity of the people of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Amir Muqam, who called on him at the PM House.
The premier was briefed that the intensity of the month-long deadly protests launched in AJK by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had subsided, but demonstrations in Rawalakot and its fringes were still being staged.
The protesters were still staging a sit-in in Rawalakot. However, the situation in Muzaffarabad and its nearby areas was reported to be calm.
