The government of Pakistan has approved Rs 105.01 million as compensatory relief for the martyrs, injured, disabled persons and other affectees of Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and this amount has been transferred to AJK government, it was officially declared.
According to details, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accorded formal approval of the Rs 105.01 million as compensation including Rs 39 million meant for 39 martyrs, 25.6 million for 129 seriously injured/disabled persons, Rs 36.5 million for 73 partially and Rs 4 million will be given for four completely damaged houses by Indian shelling, AJK government spokesperson/DG ISPR Raja Azhar Iqbal told Agency here on Thursday late night.
This compensation would be disbursed earlier, he added.
AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider welcomed and thanked the generous financial assistance of Rs 105.5 millions for victims of Indian firing on LoC from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had great love and affection for people of Kashmir, he felt the pain of the miseries of Indian firing. He said Prime Minister of Pakistan highlighted the cause of Kashmiris on every relevant forum.