{"id":549928,"date":"2026-06-07T11:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=549928"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:55:50","slug":"ajk-govt-remains-open-to-dialogue-despite-deadlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ajk-govt-remains-open-to-dialogue-despite-deadlock\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018AJK govt remains open to dialogue despite deadlock\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nAzad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Minister Sardar Javed Ayub said on Saturday that the government remained committed to resolving issues through dialogue despite differences with the opposing side.<br \/>\nSpeaking to media outside Zardari House in Islamabad, he said the government had made every possible effort to address concerns and approve demands, but alleged that the other side had shown rigidity in negotiations.<br \/>\nSardar Javed Ayub said AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Faisal Mumtaz Rathore had reiterated that the government was still ready for talks and wanted to keep the doors of dialogue open.<br \/>\nHe said a meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party AJK parliamentary party was underway at Zardari House to discuss political affairs and preparations for upcoming elections.<br \/>\nDefending the government\u2019s decision to declare the Public Action Committee unlawful and launch arrests, the minister said protecting citizens, public property and maintaining law and order were constitutional responsibilities of the government.<br \/>\nHe stressed that peaceful protest was a democratic right of every citizen, but violations of the law could not be permitted.<br \/>\nThe minister said the government would take all necessary measures within the legal framework to maintain peace and stability, adding that law-enforcement agencies would continue to perform their duties wherever the law was breached.<br \/>\nHe maintained that peace, stability and public safety remained the government\u2019s top priorities in Azad Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Minister Sardar Javed Ayub said on Saturday that the government remained committed to resolving issues through dialogue despite differences with the opposing side. 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