Muzaffarabad: A three-member delegation of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) called on AJK president Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry here today.Led by President Supreme Court Bar Association Raja Sajjad Ahmed Khan Advocate, the delegation was comprised of SCBA joint secretary Advocate Jamshed Ahmed Butt and Member Executive Committee Khalid Naqshbandi.
Speaking on the occasion the President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry said that besides performing their professional duties the lawyers should work for the supremacy of law and justice.
He said that being a vibrant community lawyers must play its much needed role to highlight the Kashmir issue. The visiting delegates assured the President of their full support and assistance in promoting the Kashmir cause both at national and international level.
Meanwhile Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has said that the main purpose of the establishment of the Azad Kashmir government was to highlight the Kashmir issue internationally to pave the way for freedom of Indian-occupied Kashmir from Indian clutches.
Speaking at a briefing session held under the aegis of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Cell (JKLC), the AJK president hailed the establishment of Kashmir Policy Research Institute (KPRI), the first-ever AJK-based think tank, said a press release.
Sultan Mehmood congratulated the management of the research institute for the publication of research journals, arranging workshops, and producing research materials on Kashmir.
“Under the given circumstances, the responsibilities of the AJK government have increased manifold,” Sultan Mehmood said, adding that it was heartening to see the AJK Government and the JKLC have played an effective role in turning a spotlight on Kashmir and sensitizing the world in a much better way.
The AJK President said he has always tried to convey the voice of Kashmiris to the world and keep the people of Azad Jammu Kashmir connected with the issue.