AJK’s poverty alleviation top priority: PM

TARAR KHAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the prime focus of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) would be the development of the underprivileged people by providing them amenities of education, health and subsidised food.

Addressing a large public gathering ahead of the election of AJK Legislative Assembly, the prime minister said the PTI had on its agenda several development projects aimed at poverty alleviation in AJK.

Khan’s rally pulled a large crowd with people from all walks of life, including the local party workers and others from adjoining areas, who gathered in the AJK city of Tarar Khal.

Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Gandapur said that the candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would defeat other contestants giving a message that the people have rejected the looters and exploiters.

The PTI’s candidate for AJK Legislative Assembly Sardar Tanveer Ilyas said the people of Poonch looked towards Imran Khan as the leader who could ensure their development and prosperity.

Sardar Faheem Akhtar Rabbani, PTI’s ticket holder for the AJK election, said that the party after winning the elections would focus on providing the people of Kashmir the facilities in the fields of education, health and tourism.

He also said the PTI would provide scholarships to deserving students to mainstream them in the journey of the AJK’s development.