AJK Chief Secretary Visits LOC: Inquires About Well Being Of Local Population
Umer Jamshaid Published June 25, 2019 | 07:17 PM
AJK Chief Secretary Mathar Niaz Rana Tuesday visited various areas close to this side of
Addressing an open Kacheri, he admitted that people living at LoC had been rendering sacrifices side by side the armed forces of the country. "We have been sleeping peacefully just because of their sacrifices," he acknowledged.
He assured people that their problems would be resolved on priority, an official handout issued Tuesday evening said.
The CS told the people living at LoC that their compensations would be complete by the end of the June.
Despite financial difficulties Federal government gave 12.6 percent more development funds during the current fiscal year which helped state government to give an additional package of 3 billion for the affected people of LoC, he added.
He said people would get better facilities of education, health, water and road infrastructure adding that safety bunkers would be constructed on priority for people living at LoC.
People of these areas are being included on priority in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and health card programme, he stated.
The chief secretary said he realized the problems being faced by the people at LoC.
He assured them that when he visits there, next time, he would have solution of their problems.
Rana during his visit examined various educational institutions and basic health centers in Jhelum Valley.
Commissioner Muzaffarabad Chaudhry Imtiaz, director general Information Raja Azhar Iqbal, deputy commissioner Jhelum Valley Raja Imran Shaheen, and administrator district council Fareed Khan and other district officers were present on the occasion.
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