President Azad Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, while reiterating his commitment to utilize all available resources for the development and wellbeing of the residents of Bagh, has said that development and welfare has been his foremost priorities

Bagh (PID): President Azad Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, while reiterating his commitment to utilize all available resources for the development and wellbeing of the residents of Bagh, has said that development and welfare has been his foremost priorities.
Hy expressed these views while speaking to Citizen Forum delegation from Bagh that called on him here today.

Speaking on the occasion, the president regrettably noted that the Bagh was deliberately kept backward by the previous governments.

Referring to Bagh centric initiatives he took during his tenure as the prime minister, Barrister Chaudhry said that in addition to establishment of Bagh Development Authority, the Municipal Corporation status to the city was granted during the same period.
Similarly, the president said that
he announced education package for the Bagh.

The president assured the visiting delegation that he would also talk to the government for the early completion of the ongoing projects in the district.

The delegation was comprised of Khawaja Tahir Rafique, Syed Farooq Shah, Sheikh Mushtaq, Mushtaq Kakzai, Shujaat Advocate and others.

Meanwhile, a delegation of District Bar Association Bagh, headed by its President Azam Haider, called on president Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry.
On this occasion, the President highlighted the lawyers’ pivotal role in establishing rule of law in the state.

He expressed the optimism that the legal fraternity would continue to play its role in dispensation of justice to the ordinary citizens.

Acknowledging the lawyers vital role in upholding the rule of law, ensuring access to justice and protecting human rights, the president, however, maintained that the legal community can also play effective role in promoting Kashmir cause and expose the ongoing Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir by using digital media.

The delegation was comprised of Secretary General District Bar Association Bagh Shujaat Advocate, Vice President District Bar Association Bagh Chaudhry Haq Nawaz Advocate, Basharat Badshah Advocate and others.