MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 25: Two AJK minister representing Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan have urged their government to officially seek security for them from the provincial governments concerned during their visits to their constituencies, Dawn learnt.

The request has been made Rehabilitation, Relief and Evacuee Property Minister Amir Ghaffar Lone and Religious Affairs and Auqaf Minister Hafiz Hamid Raza, both of whom live in areas where the AJK police have no jurisdiction.

Mr Lone represents refugees from the held valley and his constituency, LA-35, Karachi-I, is spread over Sindh and Balochistan whereas Mr Raza represents refugees from held Jammu settled in Sialkot.

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