{"id":125000,"date":"2026-09-10T22:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=125000"},"modified":"2026-09-10T22:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:26:23","slug":"dpm-urges-early-action-on-development-initiatives-for-ajk-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/dpm-urges-early-action-on-development-initiatives-for-ajk-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"DPM urges early action on development initiatives for AJK welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Deputy Prime Minister\/Foreign Minister (DPM\/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday stressed the need for early implementation of development interventions so that the impact of these efforts is translated into tangible improvements in the lives of the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The deputy prime minister expressed these views while chairing a meeting to review and fast-track development priorities in AJK and take appropriate measures for their implementation, a DPM\u2019s Office news release said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The DPM\/FM emphasized that the development and welfare of the people of AJK remained a key priority for Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the Government of Pakistan and the Government of AJK.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Tariq Bajwa, Secretary Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Chief Secretary AJK, and senior officials from the Government of AJK and the Federal Government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister\/Foreign Minister (DPM\/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday stressed the need for early implementation of development interventions so that the impact of these efforts is translated into tangible improvements in the lives of the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). 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