PM approves Rs23bn grant for AJK

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has approved the immediate provision of Rs 23 billion to solve the problems of the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The approval was given at a special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today. It took stock of the current situation in AJK.

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The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the top political leadership.

The Ministers and leaders of coalition parties also participated in the meeting.

The Kashmiri leadership and other participants thanked the Prime Minister for the announcement regarding provision of funds.

Earlier this week, the AAC called for a shutter down and wheel-jam strike across the state to protest the electricity price hike and taxes. However, the situation escalated as the protestors and police clashed.