Ghulam Nabi Azad urges trade across the Line of Control; Diamer Bhasha Dam to affect agricultural land and heritage sites; AJK PPP demands international intervention in the J&K elections; Pakistan Army claims it is blocking funds to militants in Kashmir
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    • The Chief Minister of J & K Ghulam Nabi Azad, addressing a public rally in Uri on May 12, blamed the Pakistani government for delaying the process of initiating trade across the Line of Control in Kashmir. Report noted that Azad conveyed similar concerns to Richard Stagg, the visiting British High Commissioner1.

    Meanwhile, the PPP leader of the POK, Chaudhary Abdul Majeed Advocate reiterated the need for ‘international intervention’ in the upcoming Assembly elections in the J&K to ensure free and fair polls. Speaking in Muzaffarabad, Majeed questioned the legitimacy of the electoral process in J&K which according to him had failed to preserve the right of self-determination of the people in Kashmir2.

    The Pakistani Army on its part has claimed that it has curbed the flow of funds to militants across the Line of Control which was allegedly facilitated by the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service. Reports noted that the army seized cash valued at over one lakh from one of the POK passengers, money which was intended for funding militants in the Kashmir valley3.

    In other developments, the construction of the Diamer Bhasha Dam continued to generate criticism for posing a threat to nearly 7,000 hectares of agricultural land and to archaeological assets in its adjoining areas, including on the Karakoram highway4.

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