- 12th January 2016
In May 2014, CPDR initiated an E-petition aimed to moblise public opinion in favor of the constitutional reforms. The petition generated huge interest among the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. 1259 citizens of AJK signed this petition, including sitting ministers, government officials, politicians, students, lawyers and activists living all over the world.
Media outlets also gave reasonable coverage to this petition and number of news were published in various local and national newspapers. Following is a link of E-petition:
https://www.change.org/p/empowering-azad-jammu-kashmir-aj-k
Text of the E-petition
Petitioning Chaudhary Abdul Majeed, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Government of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Take immediate steps for devolving the executive, legislative and financial powers of the A J & K Council to AJ&K Legislative Assembly and the Government.
Irtaza Muhammad
The writer is a freelance contributor, associated with the Centre for Peace, Development and Reforms (CPDR).
He can be reached at irtizamuhammad23@gmail.com
