S. Waziristan IDPs repatriation continues

TANK: Around 1232 internally displaced families returned to the places of their origin in South Waziristan on Saturday as the political administration and the Pak Army assisted their return after restoration of peace in the Mahsud-inhibited areas in the wake of military operation Rah-e-Nejat.

A high-tech computer laboratory has been set up with the help of Pak Army and political administration while various resources are being created to generate jobs for the affected people.

The new phase of the IDPs repatriation to South Waziristan was launched on June 28 and it would continue till today (July 2), extending the deadline of July 1, official sources informed. The displaced families were provided free of cost transport and they were being sent by the 55-Brigrade of the Pakistan Army along with the assistance of the Political Administration South Waziristan.

Talking to reporters, the officials of the political administration said the mobile hospital arrangement had been made for the IDPs in the area with the help of the Governor’s Secretariat and the facility was well-equipped to provide effective treatment to the ailing people.

He added that the medical staff including lady doctors and paramedics were also sent along with the mobile hospital to provide medical cover to the repatriated families in South Waziristan. The returnees included residents of Srarogha, Ghanra Hibatkhel, Hanrai Tangi, Kotkai, Murghiband, Spinkai Raghzai and the surrounding areas in South Waziristan.