Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has urged the local body representatives to play their vital role for welfare of the people who reposed their trust and voted in their favour in the elections.

Talking to a local body delegation from Mirpur, he said after holding municipal elections successfully, it is high time for local bodies to play their proactive role so the people at the grassroots level could get the benefit of the devolution of power.

Regarding the allocation of funds to the local bodies, the president assured the delegation that he would take up the matter with the government.

Source: Radio Pakistan