AJK’s action committee was resolved, it will be signed soon: Tariq Fazal Chaudy

The negotiations between the Awami action committee Jammu Cashmira (Jaac) and the federal government have finally paid fruit, with key matters resolved and a final agreement is expected to be signed soon.

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and a member of the Government’s negotiation team, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, confirmed the development in a position on X, expressing optimism on an agreement.

“The issues have been resolved with the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Action Committee (AJK). The final agreement is expected to sign up soon. The last round of negotiations is underway. Public interest and peace are our priorities,” said Chaudhry.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Planning and member of the Government’s negotiation team, Ahsan IQBAL, said that consensus had almost been achieved with members of the Jacious Action Committee (JAC). “Both parties are working on the final draft of the agreement, which is expected to be signed shortly,” he added.

Speaking to a private news channel on Friday, the minister praised Jac’s leadership for negotiating with “great spirit”, noting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered the team to address all the demands of the committee according to the government’s commitment to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

Iqbal also said that governance problems were handled according to public feeling, “especially because young people are very sensitive to such matters.” He added that all JAC recommendations had been accepted to ensure that a good government prevails.

The minister said that a permanent committee has formed to avoid a similar situation in the future. The Committee will work under the Ministry of Request, will convene meetings every fifteen days and review the implementation framework in accordance with the agreement, ensuring that the consensus reached is fully implemented and not ignored.

On the issue of immigrants’ seats, Iqbal said it is constitutional and international importance in the context of Kashmir. He added that a Constitutional and Legal Expert Committee will be established to review all aspects of the matter, and all parties have agreed to accept decisions taken accordingly.

Early in the day, Chaudhry had announced that the second round of conversations between the Government delegation, sent to Muzamphabad about the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Jaac’s representatives were in Progreso.

He said that the Government was firmly behind the rights of the People of Cashmiro, noting that most of its demands, particularly those of public interest, had already been accepted. “The few remaining demands, which require constitutional amendments, are under discussion,” he added.

The minister emphasized that violence was not a solution to any problem and expressed the hope that JAAC continued to chase its objectives through the Pacific dialogue.

The Government’s negotiation team was composed of federal ministers Rana Sanaullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Sardar Yousuf, Amir Muqam and Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, together with the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party Qamar Zaman Kaira, the former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, and former president of Ajk Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party.

The Official Negotiation Committee of the AJK Government also participated in the conversations. The Jaac delegation was represented by Shaukat Nawaz Mir, defender of Raja Amjad and Anjum Zaman.