Protesters demanding compensation unblock highway on FC IG’s assurance

Maj Gen Anjum gives till first week of July for fulfilling demand

CHAMAN: The people of Killi Jahangir and Killi Luqman blocked the Quetta-Chaman Highway over non-payment of their compensation from last year’s skirmishes between the security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan at the border.

Due to the blockage of the national highway, commuters faced a lot of difficulties.

On information, Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and the local administration officials reached the spot to negotiate with the tribal protesters.



During negotiations, the protesters apprised them about the non-payment of their compensation amount and that their case file was gathering dust at the Balochistan Secretariat, upon which, FC Inspector General of Balochistan Major General Nadeem Anjum assured them that their issue would be resolved by the first week of July.

Maj Gen Anjum assured the protesters that they would get the compensation amount for the damaged houses, martyrs and injured of the Afghan war.



After successful negotiations, the Quetta-Chaman National Highway was opened for traffic.

Last year, at least 12 people — 10 civilians and one sepoy each from the Pakistan Army and the paramilitary Frontier Corps — were martyred and around 40 others were injured in firing and shelling by Afghan forces on FC personnel guarding the staff conducting census in two villages on the Chaman border.

Later, the provincial government had allocated Rs1 million each for the martyred and Rs500,000 each for the injured.