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Friday, January 07, 2011
Caravan of 500 IDPs reaches South WaziristanSOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A caravan of 500 internaly displaced persons’ (IDPs) families on Thursday reached their native town Chagmalie from Tank and DI Khan districts in the second phase of repatriation plan, under tight security arrangements by the government. Political agent South Waziristan Atifur Rehman informed that the second phase of repatriation started from January 5 and would continue for three days, where IDPs would be facilitated to return to their hometowns in South Waziristan. Every displaced families were being given Rs 25000, food and other necessary goods. Atifur said the completion of the return process of IDPs would take seven to eight months. He said electricity, water, education and health schemes were being restored for facilitation of people. He appreciated the cooperation of the army, civil administration of DI Khan, Tank’s district and tribesmen. app
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