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MUZAFFARABAD (Azad Kashmir): The atypical session of the Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly was prorogued Saturday just after a brief sitting, lasting almost a few minutes.

Despite having been equipped with a planned hefty agenda, the Speaker adjourned the proceedings indefinitely just after the recitation from the Holy Quran, a sanctified feature of every meeting before the House takes up a formal course.

Lawmakers and political pundits assess this unusual pronouncement by the Speaker as an indicator and upshot of the persistent conflict which is engulfing the political horizons of Azad Kashmir for the last several weeks.

Backdrop

As reported earlier, the Sikander-led government in the State faced a severe jerk and jolt, the moment four ministers resigned from their positions with an obvious icon of differences on the PM's policies on multiple issues with his failure in getting the tempo of development accelerated as well as lack of emphatic projection of the Kashmir cause at home and abroad with ground realities as its podium.

'Such a setting seems to be the main cause for perils to Sikander-led set-up', the sources say by adding; 'the incumbent Premier, Sikander Hayat could not pursue or disseminate, in an emphatic way, the much-adored and pragmatic vision of President Pervez Musharraf vis-à-vis the Kashmir Issue, despite the reality that Musharraf's fabulous perceptions have been loved, liked and accepted by Kashmiris on both sides of the LoC as well as by all those dwelling overseas and that too with one-voice.'

Political Skirmish

At the same time the AJK PM developed a political skirmish with the party heads, including the Supreme Head of the ruling AJK Muslim Conference, Sardar Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan, 'which has created a problematic scenario for him [Sikander]', they viewed while recalling the episodes of the past.

The best course left to save the party from any polarization, politicians say, is that complete amity and harmony is depicted by every-one in the best interest of the people of Azad Kashmir and most exclusively for the Kashmir cause by shedding all types of differences in a democratic style, at-once', they remarked by adding; 'arrogance by any-one shall serve no purpose but would instead give a set-back to our noble and justified cause for the solution of the Kashmir issue, in line with the aspirations of the people of the Himalayan State, in whatever manner they deem apt.'

The Absentees

Back to the Saturday's Assembly session, the resigned ministers Shah Ghulam Qadir, Tariq Farooq and Masood Khalid did not attend the session but two parliamentary secretaries, who had also tendered resignations, were present in the House.

Though supreme head of Muslim Conference Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan and its President Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan also did not attend the session.

News Agency INP adds: In the meanwhile sources told INP that session was prorogued amid a suggestion from stalwarts as government in Pakistan wanted to see the end of internal crisis in the Muslim Conference through negotiations but outside the Assembly.

They maintained that a consensus was reached to resolve the crisis through reconciliation and there were chances that the problem would be over in next few days.