ABBOTTABAD, Feb 4: Speakers at a seminar here have criticized the Kashmir policy of the government and accused it of taking a U-turn on the issue.

The seminar was organized by the Jamaat-i-Islami in connection with the Kashmir day at the press club here on Thursday and was attended by councillors, union council nazims, office bearers of different political parties and representatives of the bar association.

The speakers strongly criticized the government policy regarding Kashmir and said that sacrifices of hundreds and thousands of freedom fighters had been wasted by the change in Pakistan's commitment.

They said that all political parties would express their solidarity with Kashmir's on Feb 5 (Saturday) for which different programmes had been planned.

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