TTAP urges AJK PM to step down | The Express Tribune
Key Takeaways
- TTAP demanded the immediate resignation of the AJK Prime Minister due to ongoing unrest and a paralyzing strike.
- Unrest in AJK was triggered by the breakdown of negotiations over elite perks and reserved refugee seats.
- TTAP alleged that the 12 reserved refugee seats are being used by the establishment for political engineering in Kashmir.
- PTI leader Asad Qaiser condemned violence in AJK and strongly opposed military operations, vowing TTAP support for local populations.
- TTAP plans to convene leadership meetings in Sindh and Balochistan to develop a countrywide strategy.
The Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aaeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) voiced significant concern over the escalating unrest gripping Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which has led to a paralyzing strike and a communications blackout. This crisis erupted after negotiations involving the JAAC, the AJK government, and federal ministers failed to resolve disputes concerning elite perks and the 12 reserved seats for refugees. TTAP Senior Vice President Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar publicly called for the immediate resignation of the AJK Prime Minister, asserting that the reserved seats are being manipulated by the establishment in Islamabad for political ends. Separately, PTI leader Asad Qaiser condemned the violence in AJK and sharply criticized ongoing military operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, arguing they are ineffective and harmful. Qaiser emphasized TTAP's firm opposition to military actions, vowing that the party would physically stand with the local populace if operations proceed against Imran Khan's advice. The TTAP also announced plans to hold leadership and organizational meetings in Sindh and Balochistan to formulate a unified national strategy.
