LARKANA: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Saturday reaffirmed that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would continue to extend unwavering support to the Kashmir cause, declaring that the bond between Pakistan and the people of Kashmir remained “solid and unbreakable”.
Speaking to the media during his visit to the Bhuttos’ mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Rathore said that the people of Kashmir had always aligned themselves with Pakistan. “The streets of Kashmir echo with the slogan ‘We are Pakistanis’,” he remarked, adding that the people of AJK had stood firm despite living along the Line of Control (LoC), facing Indian forces positioned on the opposite side.
The AJK premier, who laid floral wreaths and offered fateha at the graves of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, Mir Murtaza Bhutto and Shahnawaz Bhutto, said PPP’s legacy of advocacy for Kashmiris was deeply rooted in its history. He recalled Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s stance on Kashmir, noting that the former prime minister had pledged that Pakistan would stand with Kashmiris “even for a thousand years” until they achieved freedom. He added that Benazir Bhutto continued that policy during her tenure, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had remained steadfast in carrying it forward.
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The AJK premier also acknowledged: “The credit for PPP’s coming to power again in Azad Jammu & Kashmir goes to President Asif Ali Zardari, who has always stood by Kashmiri people”.https://t.co/MAqqnuYh2l
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Addressing recent unrest in AJK, Rathore acknowledged that public frustrations had led to protest movements, but said Bilawal’s confidence and political engagement had helped the party consolidate its position. He added that upon assuming office, his government launched the “health card” initiative and would soon unveil several development projects for the region.
The AJK premier was accompanied by members of his cabinet, MPA Sohail Anwar Siyal, Larkana Commissioner Tahir Hussain Sangi, Deputy Commissioner Dr Sharjeel Noor Channa, District Council Chairman Aijaz Ahmed Leghari, government officials and a large number of PPP workers.
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