AJK PM reaffirms his govt.’ resolve to fully implement Islamic Ideological Council’s recommendations in yhe State

English , Kashmir - آزاد جموں کشمیر , Snippets , / Monday, April 7th, 2025

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Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR ( AJK): April 7: Azad Jammu Kashmir Prime Minister Haq while highlighting the AJK Islamic Ideological Council’s significant contribution in promoting religious pluralism and interfaith harmony in the state, said that the Council’s beauty and strength lies in its knowledgeable and highly learned scholars, who represent a variety of schools of thought and perspectives.

He was ddressing the farewell meeting of the current Islamic Ideology Council of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, chaired by its Chairman and Chief Justice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan, in the AJK State’s metropolis on Monday

Besides AJK premier Chudhary Anwar ul Haq, the meeting was attended by members of the council including Maulana Saeed Yousaf Khan, Maulana Sahibzada Pir Muhammad Habibur Rehman Mehboobi, Maulana Qazi Mahmoodul Hassan Ashraf, Maulana Mufti Muhammad Hussain Chishti, Maulana Mufti Muhammad Arif, Maulana Altaf Hussain Saifi, Maulana Qari Muhammad Azam Arif, Mufti Syed Kifayat Hussain Naqvi and other relevant authorities.

The Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq stated that the government has prioritized the Council and was committed to fully implementing its recommendations.

Praising the dedicated efforts of the scholars, he noted that their contributions to societal improvement were truly commendable.The Prime Minister also assured the participants that the Council would receive priority support in terms of office space, staffing, and funding.

Addressing the meeting, Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan, who also serves as the chairman of the Council, commended the Prime Minister for attending the farewell gathering of the outgoing members. He noted that the Prime Minister’s presence has significantly enhanced the forum’s importance and effectiveness.He remarked that the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir liberated the territory in 1947 after a hard-fought struggle based on the two-nation theory, allowing the majority population in the region to live freely in accordance with the principles of Islam and Sunnah.

Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan highlighted that Azad Kashmir holds the distinguished honor of being the first region in the Islamic world, following Saudi Arabia, to implement Islamic penal laws.In their address, the members of the Council reiterated their commitment to work together to promote interfaith harmony in the future.They also appreciated the Islamic Ideology Council’s role in eliminating sectarianism in Azad Kashmir.At the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the Islamic Ideology Council Raja Saeed Akram Khan and Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq presented honorary shields to the members of the Council on the completion of their three-year term.

The meeting also condemned in strong terms the ongoing atrocities in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, unprovoked firing on the Line of Control by Indian forces, and the recent wave of terrorism in Pakistan.

The meeting, through a unanimous resolution, paid tribute to the sacrifices offered by the Pakistani armed forces in eliminating the Fitnat al-Khawarij.On the occasion, Fateha was special prayers were made for the country’s peace, prosperity and stability, the freedom of Kashmir and Palestine, and the elevation of the ranks of the martyrs.