- Jkaac demands the immediate restoration of Internet services.
- The law minister warns against hurried constitutional changes.
- The government urges to find solutions through the Pacific dialogue.
The formal conversations between the Awami Action Committee of Jammu Cashmira (Jkaac) and a negotiation team designated by the Government have resumed in Muzampharabad.
The second round of negotiations opened between a delegation sent in the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and representatives of the Public Action Committee shortly after Friday’s sentences.
The Action Committee has been organizing protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which became violent and claimed the lives of at least nine people, three of them were police personnel and wounded more than 100.
The region is witnessing an overwhelming closure and the Wheeljam strike amid intermittent skirmishes between the agents of the law and activists in the state capital, Muzampharabad.
The JKAAC had issued a letter of demands of 38 points, including the completion of 12 seats reserved for refugees and back “elite privileges”, according to The news.
The participants on the government side included federal ministers Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Amir Muqam and Ahsan Iqbal, while Raja Pervez Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Rana Sanaullah and others were also present.
The main members of the Action Committee, including Sardar Masood Khan and Sardar Yousaf, participated in the discussions.
The members of the Action Committee demanded the restoration of Internet services, and officials said that final consultations on the remaining demands will be carried out during negotiations.
The Federal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Chaudhry, said they completely support the rights of the People of Cashmira and pointed out that most of the demands judged as of public interest have already been accepted.
He added that some pending applications require constitutional amendments and, therefore, are subject to additional discussion.
Chaudhry emphasized that violence is not a solution and expressed the hope that the Action Committee will solve pending problems through the Pacific dialogue.
The law minister, Azam Nazeer Tarrar, addressed legal and constitutional considerations related to conversations.
He pointed out that voters in the 12 electoral districts assigned to AJK originate in Kashmir, that their affiliation to Kashmirle endures despite the displacement, and that any change should not abruptly cut those ties.
He emphasized the need for a comprehensive constitutional package and a broad political consensus with the inclusion of all the leadership of Kashmir.
Tarrar warned against the hasty decisions on constitutional amendments and fundamental rights, pointing out numerous legal complexities and possible social and political consequences.
He noted that there is no disposition for a referendum in the Kashmir Constitution and argued that hasty measures could damage the cause of Kashmir.
