MIRPUR, July 3: The recent agreement reached between the federal and Azad Jammu and Kashmir governments on the Rs64 billion Mangla Dam raising project has been welcomed by the AJK people in general and the likely victims of the project in particular, former AJK minister Raja Maqsood Ahmed Khan said here on Thursday.

Talking to APP, he described the package as unprecedented. He said not only the victims would benefit from the package, but also those sitting on the periphery of the dam as their occupational rights had been recognized.

The former minister said people of Azad Kashmir always gave sacrifices for the sake of the stability and prosperity of Pakistan and would demonstrate the same spirit in future as well.

He said the people of Kashmir wanted to see Pakistan as a strong fort of Islam, adding that a stable and prosperous Pakistan would help the Kashmiris in achieving freedom.

The former minister said that the project would bring about a ‘green revolution’ in Pakistan and stabilize the AJK economy.