Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, May 13: JKPCC president Tariq Hameed Karra has said that Prime Minister should announce a special comprehensive package for the relief and rehabilitation of the affected population
Strongly condemning Pakistan for targeting civilian population in Poonch, Rajouri and elsewhere, Karra shared the grief and sorrow with families of those martyred or injured besides suffering other loss to livestock and properties.
Accompanied by working president Raman Bhalla, Ex- Chairman JKLC Jahangir Mir, AICC secretaries Shah Nawaz Chaudhary, Neeraj Kundan and Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, MLA Iftikhar Ahmed, DCC president Poonch Rajinder Singh Kaka, IYC Secretary Ayaz Chaudhary, Mir Iqbal Ex- BDC, Kisan Cell Chairman Bharat Priye, Arif Qazmi , vice president PYC today undertook extensive tour of different affected areas of Poonch district to meet the bereaved and affected families.
Karra alongwith other leaders visited Baila in Mandi area in Poonch & offered condolences to the family of an Islamic scholar Qari Mohammed Iqbal besides another person martyred in shelling in Bandichechian.
Karra regretted that a martyr was labelled by a section of national media as a terrorist which is highly condemnable and appropriate legal action must be taken. This has hurt the shattered family and all right thinking people in the society besides harming his image besides causing a worst mischief.
Earlier, Karra alongwith other senior leaders visited Budda Amarnath temple and Dera Nangaali Sahib & offered prayers for peace, harmony & brotherhood.
Later they visited Bagyala Masjid Zia ul Aloom, Poonch city, Gita Bhawan, Gurudwara Singh Sabha Mohalla, house of martyr Surjan Singh. They also visited hospital to enquire about the health of injured.
The team visited the houses of all those who lost in Poonch and several other affected families. The people demanded compensation for the loss of lives, property, crops, livestock, houses etc without delay.
Talking to reporters, Karra condemned Pakistan for targeting Civilian population causing huge loss of lives and properties of common people and Poonch district is worst affected in whole country. He regretted that Prime Minister didn’t name once the Poonch in his speech yesterday.
He said Prime Minister should accept the congress demand for chairing all party meet also special session of Parliament to discuss the details of situation right from Pahalgam carnage to ceasefire by a third country.
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