AJK cabinet approves amendment in Section 12 of Zakat, Ushr Act 1985.

ISLAMABAD -- Azad Jammu Kashmir Cabinet on Thursday approved amendment in Section 12 of the Zakat and Ushr Act 1985 and Draft of the AJK's Social Protection Policy.

The cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilayas in the chair, was attended among others by the Ministers, Chief Secretary and other pertinent officials of the Government.

A six-member committee under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan was formed on this occasion to devise the plan for the payment of pension and other due to the retired/deceased employees of the Population Welfare Department.

The committee, comprising of Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed, Chaudhry Yasir Sultan, Sardar Muhammad Hussain Khan and three government secretaries, has been assigned the task to prepare and submit a report in this regard in a month.While addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan paid rich tributes to Kashmiri people who have been engaged in a freedom struggle.

Kashmiri people, he said have been scripting a new history of resistance and resilience in the face of India's barbarism and brutality.He, however, maintained that atrocities unleashed on Kashmiris by India's fascist regime could not dampen their spirit and passion for freedom.

While reiterating his government's support and commitment to the Kashmir cause, the PM said, 'The people of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their...