ISLAMABAD: Kashmir Cultural Academy Director General Dr Irfan Ashraf has been appointed Spokesperson for Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.

He will be responsible to formulate policy on all government matters through the media as directed by the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and will inform the people through the media about the projects of public interest.

As DG Kashmir Cultural Academy he took historic steps for improvement in a short span of time and kept an eye on all aspects of the ongoing independence movement in Occupied Kashmir.

Published in Dawn, May 1st, 2022

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