Monday, 19 December 2016

Rs 130m distributed among 300 IDPs of Kurram Agency,Report By Anwar Shah

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Rs 130m distributed among 300 IDPs of Kurram Agency

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Anwar Shah Orakzai
PARACHINAR: Some 300 displaced families from Kurram Agency on Monday received compensation cheques worth Rs 130 million for reconstruction and renovation of their damaged houses.
In a ceremony held here, Commander 73 Brigade of Pakistan Army Brigadier Malik Amir Muhammad Khan handed over the compensation cheques among the affected families, while Assistant Political Agency Kurram Ikramullah Khan was also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion Brigadier Amir Muhammad said that the government and Pak Army was taking measures for resettlement of displaced persons in their native towns, adding that pragmatic measures are being taken to facilitate the returning families on priority basis. He expressed the resolve that the sacrifices of forces and tribal people would not go in vein rather the menace of terrorism would be wipe out in all its forms and manifestation. Political Agent Ikramullah Khan requested the returning families to cooperate with survey teams on their return and do not let the terrorists to enter in their areas, adding that the government and armed forces area already vigilant in this regard.
Agency Coordinator Foundation for Rural Development Project Kurram Agency Muhammad Sadiq on the occasion said that Rs 270 million have been provided to 310 families for shelters while the government has provided 150 million for renovation of partially damaged houses of 287 families.
Later, Tribal leader Malik Haji Salim Khan, Malik Ajab Khan and Muhammad Jamil expressed gratitude to the government and donor agencies for providing compensation to the displaced families and said that measures should be taken for registration of unregistered families

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