MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that transfers and postings in government departments were being carried out purely on administrative grounds, rejecting allegations that they were being used as a tool for retaliation.
Addressing the House, the prime minister said his government did not believe in vindictive actions and would not resort to unnecessary or punitive transfers. He maintained that corrective measures would be taken wherever violations of law or established rules were identified.
“I was myself part of the previous government, during which the highest number of additional charges were assigned,” Mr Rathore said, adding that the current administration was committed to making transfers strictly on the basis of administrative need. He assured lawmakers that no individual would be subjected to retaliatory action.
The prime minister also informed the House that the Public Service Commission (PSC) board would be completed soon, which he said would help address administrative shortcomings and improve public service delivery. Referring to traffic congestion in Muzaffarabad, he described it as a serious challenge and said a comprehensive strategy would be formulated to regulate traffic in accordance with the law.
On governance and development matters, Mr Rathore said he would personally look into the issue of an allegedly false FIR lodged by a former prime minister in Bhimber to ensure timely action. He added that the issue of ambulances was pending before an accountability court, and a committee was being formed to propose a workable solution within 10 days. He also told the House that tenders for the Hajira Bypass had been floated and work on the project would commence shortly.
Earlier, Most Senior Minister Mian Abdul Waheed spoke on a condemnation resolution moved by Ms Imtiaz Naseem over a reported incident involving the pulling of a Muslim girl’s hijab by the Bihar chief minister. He termed the incident an issue of concern for the entire Muslim Ummah and urged the federal government to raise the matter at the international level.
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Responding to another condemnation resolution regarding the detention by India of a woman from the Nakyal sector who inadvertently crossed the Line of Control, Mr Waheed said the issue was serious and that the resolution, along with a letter, would be sent to the federal government seeking her release and repatriation.
Finance and Inland Revenue Minister Chaudhry Qasim Majeed informed the House that the AJK government had provided Rs10 billion as equity to facilitate the Bank of AJK’s conversion into a scheduled bank. He said the appointment of the bank’s president would be made in accordance with the law and that the Kashmir Council building in Islamabad had been notified for the bank’s office.
“I myself was part of the previous government, during which the highest number of additional charges were assigned. However, the present government will make transfers strictly on the basis of need and will not subject anyone to unnecessary or retaliatory action,” Rathore said.…
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During discussions on crushing plants operating in the capital, ministers and lawmakers stressed the need for environmental clearance and compliance with court judgments. Health Minister Syed Bazil Ali Naqvi, responding to concerns over doctors’ absenteeism and negligence, assured the House that attendance in hospitals would be strictly monitored and complaints addressed promptly.
The House was later prorogued sine die.
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