Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said the resolution of the core issue of Kashmir was the key to good relations with India and peace and security of South Asia. Talking to Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sardar Muhammad Yaqub Khan here at the Prime Minister House, he approved the fortifying of Muzaffarabad Dam at a cost of Rs 42 million.
He also ordered the release of funds for the construction of Wapda Model Town in Muzaffarabad. Sardar Yaqub briefed the Prime Minister of the progress on the Urban Development Programme in AJK, payment of remaining tranches of compensation to the completed houses in Rural Housing and construction on Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot campuses of King Abdullah University of AJK and District Headquarters Complex Bagh and Rawalakot. He informed the Prime Minister that Rs 13 billion was spent during the previous financial year in AJK on the Reconstruction Programme.-PR