- JKAAC requires immediate restoration of Internet services.
- The minister of Law warns against hasty constitutional changes.
- Govt urges to find solutions thanks to a peaceful dialogue.
Official talks between the Jammu Cashmire Awami Action Committee (JKAAC) and a negotiation team appointed by the government have taken over in Muzaffarabad.
The second cycle of negotiations opened its doors between a delegation sent to the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and representatives of the Public Action Committee shortly after Friday prayers.
The Action Committee organized demonstrations in the Azad Jammu-et-Cachemire (AJK), which became violent and claimed the lives of at least nine people, three of whom were police and injured more than 100.
The region attended an overwhelming closure and a Wheeljam strike in the midst of the intermittent skirmishes between the police and the militants of the state capital, Muzaffarabad.
The JKAAC had issued a charter of requests of 38 points, in particular by finishing 12 seats reserved for refugees and by releasing the “privileges of the elite”, according to The news.
Government participants included federal ministers Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Amir Muqam and Ahsan Iqbal, while Raja Pervez Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Rana Sanaullah and others were also present.
The basic members of the action committee, including Sardar Masood Khan and Sardar Yousaf, participated in the discussions.
The members of the Action Committee demanded the restoration of the Internet services and the managers said that the final consultations on the remaining requests will take place during negotiations.
The Federal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Chaudhry, said that they fully support the rights of the cashmere people and have noted that most of the requests deemed in the public interest have already been accepted.
He added that some pending requests require constitutional amendments and are therefore subject to a more in -depth discussion.
Chaudhry stressed that violence is not a solution and has expressed its hope that the action committee will solve the pending problems thanks to a peaceful dialogue.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarrar addressed legal and constitutional considerations linked to talks.
He pointed out that the voters of the 12 constituencies allocated to the AJK come from cashmere, that their affiliation to the cashmere continues despite the trip, and that any change should not suddenly break these links.
He underlined the need for a complete constitutional set and a large political consensus with the inclusion of all the leaders of the cashmere.
Tarrar warned of hasty decisions on constitutional amendments and fundamental rights, noting many legal complexities and potential social and political consequences.
He observed that there was no provision for a referendum in the constitution of the cashmere and argued that precipitating measures could harm the cause of cashmere.
