State govt working on plan for return of youth from PoK: Omar

CM explores possibilities of return of 'misguided' PoK youth without taking help from Pak govt

PTI | August 29, 2011



Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his government was working on a plan for return of "misguided" youth from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

"We are working out something that does not need support of Government of Pakistan or Muzaffarabad," Omar told reporters in Srinagar.

He was responding to a question about the status of the rehabilitation policy for the return of youth from PoK who had crossed the Line of Control for arms training but wanted to join the national mainstream now.

"We have received 900 applications from youth (from PoK). We are looking at the possibilities of how we can facilitate their return," Omar said.

The rehabilitation policy for Kashmiri militants in PoK was announced last year but no substantive progress has been made on the matter so far.

On the issue of unmarked graves, Omar said the government was waiting for final recommendation of the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on the issue.

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