Muzaffarabad: The eleventh meeting of the Apex Committee (AC) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir was held here with Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq in the chair. The meeting was attended by senior minister Col. Waqar Ahmed Noor, General Officer Commanding 12 Division, Chief Secretary, Inspector General Police, representatives of security institutions, Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, DIG Police, DIG Special Branch, Special Secretary Interior and others.
On the occasion, the chief Secretary gave a detailed briefing about the security situation in the state. The participants of the meeting reviewed the progress regarding implementation of the decisions taken in the previous Apex Committee meeting. During the meeting fresh measures were suggested to ensure full implementation of the revised National Action Plan. The AC expressed satisfaction over law and order situation in Azad Kashmir. It was also decided that the state administration should keep a close eye on the elements responsible for spreading communal hatred. Effective monitoring of the social media was suggested in order to stop the propaganda of anti-social elements.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq said that the state’s survival and its security was his government’s top priority. He said it was incumbent upon all the institutions to work together to make the state a cradle of peace. He directed the law enforcement agencies to ensure the implementation of cybercrime laws to deal with the challenges of social media and cybercrime.
The state, he said, would take action against those who violate the social media and cybercrime laws. In order to add teeth to the existing social media and cybercrime laws, the PM directed the law secretary to suggest necessary amendments to the current social media and cybercrime laws to make it more effective.” The government shall legislate or make amendments in an existing law whenever deemed necessary”, the PM said. The Prime Minister directed the Secretary of Religious Affairs to organize seminars in madrassas to spread the message of unity with the nation of Pakistan and extend their scope from the district level to the tehsil level. He said that Prime Minister’s Skilled Kashmir program will be started after March 15 2024.The government, he said, has earmarked 1 billion 50 crore rupees for this program. He said that under this scheme youth will be taught essential skills so that they can get employment while on the other hand youth would be given interest-free loans to start their business.