PDMA releases Rs18.8 million for IDPs
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released funds of Rs18.8 million for affectees of ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ operation in North Waziristan.
Out of the total fund Rs11.2 million has been reserved for cash financial assistance and remaining Rs7.5 million for monthly ration, said a press release issued here on Friday.
Each family will be provided Rs12,000 per month, who are repatriated from Afghanistan while a ration allowance of Rs8000 per family would be distributed through sim cards.
The registration of the repatriated families has been completed during their return at Ghulam Khan Border and their formal verification had also been completed through NADRA.
The verification of nearly 1,000 affected repatriated families from Afghanistan had been completed and the verification of more families was being processed. According to PDMA, the process of the repatriation of affected families from Afghanistan was started on December 10, 2021 and so far nearly 4,500 families have been repatriated.
The registration of the repatriated families is made at Pak-Afghan Ghulam Khan Border and then it is verified by NADRA. Each repatriated family is provided health families, vaccination, cooked food, non-edible items, kitchen sets, warm quilts, blankets, tents, mats and free transport facility at border.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 29th, 2022.