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MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Saturday said the biggest challenge for the incoming government would be to deal with the situation caused by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) movement, stressing that dialogue was the only way to resolve the crisis.
Speaking to a group of journalists at Kashmir House, Rathore said the current situation in AJK could become “alarming” and expressed hope that it would be resolved after the formation of the new government. He added the PML-N would have a major responsibility in this regard.
Referring to the JAAC’s demands, he said while the body had been seeking the right to ownership, Poonch had ultimately been deprived of the right to representation.
“I had promised the action committee that four refugee seats would be abolished, but its leaders did not accept my advice,” he said. “Even eight seats could have been abolished, but they remained adamant.
