Haider says welfare of lawyers top priority

Author: Online

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Farooq Haider stated that welfare of the lawyers community was one of the top priorities of his government.

While talking to the delegation of lawyers on Sunday he assured them that their issues would be resolved accordingly. A delegation of Central Bar Association called on the prime minister and demanded early resolution of their issues.

“Grant would be allocated for the medical treatment of the lawyers in upcoming budget, the salaries of public prosecutors would be raised and other facilities like cafeteria, furniture, photostats, phone and fax would also be provided for the Bar.

He further said that eliminating corruption was a big challenge for his government, but he was determined to fight it. He said that the previous government failed to deliver because of bad governance and institutionalised corruption.

Meanwhile he has taken immediate notice of incident of murder in Bhimber district and ordered administration to submit a detailed report of the incident to the prime minister office at earliest.

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