Farooq Haider took oath as third PM of POK in 2 years.

Raja Farooq Haider took oath as third prime minister of POK in two years. Ruling Muslim conference traditional right wing upper class pro Pakistani state party has been facing so deep crisis ruling this area of Kashmir. It has great difficulty of making happy its own corrupt elites members of the party and Pakistan Govt, its state secret agencies, bureaucrats and so on. This area of Kashmir has so many rulers, only elected POK Govt has no saying running state affairs nor it has any control over the area, real ruler is Pak army officers, its state secret service agents exercise more power than any POK Govt official. MC has replaced its house leader third time in 2 years in office, it shows the real trouble ruling elites have been facing in the area of 4 million population of this divided part of Kashmir. Since Pakistani state has been occupying this part of Kashmir, POK elites have give up every thing to their masters sitting in Islamabad to show their loyalty regardless of their party affiliations. Traditionally, Pakistani Govt used to change POK Govts according to their wishes and likeness and dis likeness. Since Pakistani state has been fighting for its own survival and terrorists have already made Pakistani state almost ungovernable, POK traditional ruling class is also struggling to gain some power over their area. POK elites have been just symbolic rulers in the area without any power, as one of the former PMs have said that they have no authority to even transfer deputy commissioner. This situation has made POK elites to fight back Pakistani state authorities who almost made them irrelevant running POK affairs.

MC had replaced Sardar Attique earlier with Sardar Yaqoob and after 8 months Yaqoob was replaced by Raja Farooq Haider. It is very interesting to see that this time PM has full support from federal PPP Govt and that backing could not saved him from his own party. It is true that Sardar Yaqoob was trapped by PPP members and was told that as long as he has backing from federal Govt he would not lose but that did not happened first time and we must analyze it carefully. Sardar Yaqoob was not traditionally belong to a political family background nor he seems like trained politician, so he could not face the trouble and forced to resigned. Sardar Attique a son of sardar Qayuum Khan, one of the most subordinate, loyal politicians to Pakistani state,s military and civilian establishment and one of the prominent Jihadis of 1947, he is the one who had driven out all POK non Muslim population from the area with the help and directions of Britishers and Pakistani state. He used to be the all weather friend of Pakistani state but his son was not trusted by his old masters in Islamabad and ousted through in house change when Islamabad got new PPP Govt in place. Raja Farooq Haider also a son of prominent MC leader Raja Haider Khan from Chakar District Muzaffrabad. Raja Haider was also member of Maharaja,s assembly and later he supported the efforts made by Maharaja Kashmir to have an Independent state of Jammu Kashmir.

Raja Farooq Haider must regards his father,s legacy and we must expect that he will stand up against Pakistani interference in state affairs as he warned Pakistani state actors that they should not be unnecessary create mess in POK. It was also interesting to see that this MC has struggled against PPP Govt in Islamabad and did try to defend the identity of Kashmir. God only knows their intentions but we have to push them further to make them defend little more local peoples rights, as they claim that they represent people of this area. Raja Farooq was neither the favorite of Attique and co nor PPP federal Govt,s choice because of his blatant remarks about Pakistani role in POCK and also against POCK top judge. His father Rajah Hider Khan was also had a fight with Pakistani dictator Aube Khan because of his campaign for an Independent Kashmir as he formed an Independent Kashmir committee with the help of his colleagues, as a result he was replaced from MC president ship. I am sure Raja Muzaffar Sahib one of the prominent Kashmiri nationalist leaders from POK and also Raja Farooq,s cousin will confirm above mentioned facts, if I am not wrong. There is no doubt that our elites are trying to be more Pakistanis than even Pakistanis themselves but Farooq Haider must up hold his own convictions and even desires he expressed in his public statements during this entire campaign of his prime minister ship and campaign against his party,s corrupt PM Sardar Attique khan, as he did not like by both son and father, he must maintain his principle stand against MC,s corrupt leadership. We demand the following from newly elected PM Raja Farooq Haider:
1- Immediately denounce and deflect from the annexation of Gilgit Baltistan area of northern Kashmir.
2- Immediately announce the confederation of POK and OGB.
3- Immediately move a resolution against this so called Gilgit Baltistan package in POK Assembly.
4- Immediately call all parties conference in Muzaffrabad to create consensus for the restoration of 4 Oct,'' republic of Kashmir,, which was the once real representative Govt of Kashmiri people after popular rebellion overthrown Maharaja Kashmir Govt in 1947.
5- Immediately remove all Pakistani lent officers from POK soil and replace them with local citizens.
6- Immediately passed a resolution from POK Assembly to end all colonial institutions imposed by Pakistani state, such as Ministry of Kashmir affairs, Kashmir Council, as if it were not a part of Pakistan.
7- Immediately remove all discriminatory clauses of act 74, such as barring pro independence parties from elections.
Regards.
Javed Inayat.