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| Pak situation derailed K-solution, says CM | | | Early Times Reporter
Poonch | Feb 15
The Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today that but for recent internal disturbance in Pakistan, the Kashmir issue was most close to the resolution.
Addressing a public meeting in here today, the Chief Minister pointed out that India and Pakistan had adopted a meaningful and result oriented course of dialogue but the internal disturbance in the neighbouring country derailed the process. However, he hoped that with improvement in situation in Pakistan things will look better in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chief Minister said that the developments in Pakistan during the past about a year had slowed down the peace process before which the relations between the two countries had improved significantly. He said if the process had moved forward as was envisaged by the leaders on both sides, the situation by now would have seen several exchanges of traders, businessmen and media persons across the LoC. He said students form PoK would also have been coming here to pursue studies.
He said the historic developments like the opening of cross LoC Poonch-Rawlakote and Uri-Muzaffarabad roads were made possible by the will on both sides to improve mutual relations. He said this had resulted in peace on the borders and an atmosphere of goodwill and cordiality imperative for development and progress in the region. He hoped that the general elections being held in the neighbouring country two days later would pave way for the stalled peace process to gain momentum.
Azad said that Poonch enjoyed a pride of place before 1947. He said being a border district the people here have suffered the hostility between India and Pakistan over the past decades. However, he said, given the atmosphere of cordiality for the last five years, people in Poonch as in other border areas, were living a peaceful life. He said his government was working on a strategy to change the profile of distantly located and neglected areas like Poonch. He said development schemes had been taken up to build and upgrade infrastructure in roads, healthcare, education, water and power supply, tourism and other amenities.
Making a special mention of the development in education sector, the Chief Minister said that the coalition government had opened and upgraded thousands of schools across the State during the past five years. He said a record number of 40 new degree colleges were opened to facilitate students of far–flung areas pursue higher studies. He said university campuses were also opened to bring university education to the doorsteps of students in remote areas. He said the present era being of merit and excellence, the students should work hard to compete in securing good jobs. |
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