Islamabad : May 13,2024: Pakistan government on Monday accepted two major demands of the people of Azad Kashmir to persuade them to call off their protests. The people in Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) were up in the arms against rising prices of wheat flour and unbearable cost of the electricity. An emergent meeting chaired by prime minister outrightly accepted two major demands of the people of Kashmir and notified subsidized rates of wheat flour and electricity. Two separate notifications were also issued in the evening for assuring to the protestors that Islamabad was more than serious to accept their rightful demands . As per notification on wheat flour prices , the people will get 20 kg wheat four for Rs 1000 and likewise a bag of 40.kg for Rs 2000. The notification provides Rs 1100 per 40 kg bag to the people of AJK. For relief in power rates , the federal government cut rates of electricity substantially. A notification issued here on Monday evening noted that the power rates for domestic consumers of AJK who use up to 100 units will pay Rs 3 per unit . For the consumers who use up to 300 units will pay Rs 5 per unit and those who fall in the above category and use more than 300 units will pay Rs 6 per unit. The commerical consumers of AJK who use up to 300 units will pay Rs 10 per unit and those who fall in above category and use more than 300 units will pay Rs 15 per unit. Despite acceptance of two major demands , the Joint Action Committee did not give a call to put off the protests in AJK .
