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SERWAKAI, S WAZIRISTAN: The political administration distributed compensatory cheques among temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) of South Waziristan whose houses were damaged during Rah-e-Nijat operation. These cheques worth over Rs50.5 million were given away in a ceremony by Assistant Political Officer (APO) Muhammad Shoaib Khan to families of three villages of Serwakai tehsil, including Nuroghrazi, Torghazi and Babighazi.
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Speaking on the occasion, the APO said that the amount was distributed among more than 220 TDPs families including those whose houses were either fully damaged or partially during Rah-e-Nijat drive which was successfully conducted against militants.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2017.
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