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Orakzai IDPs to start returning home
Displaced people of the Orakzai Agency will start returning home today, according to political agent of lower Orakzai...
Many people have been displaced by unrest in the north-western areas of Pakistan. (AP)
ORAKZAI: Displaced people of the Orakzai Agency will start returning home today, according to political agent of lower Orakzai Agency, Riaz Mehsud.
Mehsud said peace had been restored in lower Orakzai Agency and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) belonging to the Satory Khel tribe will be returning today. He announced that a month’s ration will be provided to the resettling IDPs. Riaz Mehsud added that the residents would then form peace committees.
He stressed that for the maintenance of peace in the region, unity amongst tribes in Orakzai was essential.
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It is good news and will boost an overall confidence in the nation. The IDP’s have suffered a lot on the hands of TTP and this move will help them start their normal life again.Recommend
The success with which the IDP issue was handled in Pakistan would not have been possible with the help of international aid. Not to forget US and European countries greatly contributed in this regard both fiscally and logistically.Recommend
@Rashid Saleem:
With due apology and respect to your point of view, for me its also not possible to forget the contribution of US and allies in all the crisis we (You, Me, Our People, Our land) have been through, going through and we will go through.Recommend