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[Shabaz Sharif]

Sher-e-Punjab ki taraf se Rs 500 million for IDPs


Shahbaz has set up Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the displaced persons of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and a sum of Rs 500 million has been deposited in the fund on behalf of the Punjab government. The Punjab chief minister, provincial ministers and assembly members of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have donated their one month’s salary to the fund.

Shahbaz vows to stand with IDPs | Pakistan Today

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday dispatched 50 trucks carrying aid for the internally displaced people (IDP) of North Waziristan.

Trucks carrying, flour, rice, and other daily use items have been dispatched while the chief minister added soon a Ramzan package will also be announced for the IDPs.

Speaking to journalists in Lahore, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said, he is praying for the success of the ongoing operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ against terrorists in North Waziristan.

The chief minister assured that each and every penny given for aid will reach those in need.

Punjab dispatches fifty truck for North Waziristan IDPs | PAKISTAN - geo.tv

 

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The Guy in the mid is my cousin

 

[farhan_9909]

Grass for the cattles


Without Govt help,People doing all this on their own

The building in the background is Bannu uni library and this route directly lead to baka khel through mamesh khel

 

[Edevelop]

Rs1.5b released for relief of FATA IDPs

The Federal Government has so far released 1.5 billion rupees for relief of the Internally Displaced Persons of FATA.

This was stated by Federal Minister Abdul Qadir Baloch while briefing newsmen in Islamabad on Tuesday evening.

He said every affected family is being provided a cash assistance of twelve thousand rupees for sustenance. Three thousand rupees are being provided to those who have hired house on rent.

Qadir Baloch said the Prime Minister would soon visit IDPs in Bannu and may announce more relief measures to mitigate sufferings of the affected people.

The Minister said at the Federal level, Prime Minister's relief fund has also been set up.All members of the Federal Cabinet and Parliamentarians belonging to PML(N) would contribute their one month salary to the fund.
Similarly, all federal government employees would contribute their one day pay for the affected families.
Radio Pakistan

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

Rs1.5b released for relief of FATA IDPs

Qadir Baloch said the Prime Minister would soon visit IDPs in Bannu and may announce more relief measures to mitigate sufferings of the affected people.

Radio Pakistan

PTI on sucide watch

 

[Al Bhatti]

24 June 2014

UAE launches aid for displaced in Pakistan

The initiative is the first of its kind to bring relief to those who have fled the western region of Waziristan where military operations have started.

Food baskets to be distributed among 50,000 families

The administration of the UAE Project to Assist Pakistan (UAE PAP) has begun implementing the directives of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide urgent humanitarian aid and food supplies, valued at$2.5 million, to 50,000 displaced families in camps in Bannu district of Pakistan.

The initiative is the first of its kind to bring relief to those who have fled the western region of Waziristan where military operations have started. It is reported that more than 400,000 people fleeing violence in the region arrived in Bannu last week.

The first UAE humanitarian aid convoy is due to leave Islamabad today to reach the families tomorrow, before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The project’s administration said the aid comes as part of the generous initiatives of the President and his continuous efforts to help the poor and needy and provide them with a respectable and decent life.

The UAE PAP said that 3,550 tonnes of food rations will be distributed in the form of 71kg food baskets, each containing various food products such as flour, rice, dates, sugar, salt, lentils, oil and tea, sufficient for one person. These aid baskets will be delivered to help protect the people from hunger and malnutrition in the immediate future.

The UAE PAP has distributed 103,000 food baskets since 2012, valued at $5.520 million, to displaced families in various districts across the country.

UAE launches aid for displaced in Pakistan

 

[Devil Soul]

North Waziristan offensive: Anger and fear of refugees
By Shahzeb Jillani
BBC News, Bannu
The dusty, sun-baked main road in Bannu in north-west Pakistan is filled with overloaded vehicles arriving from North Waziristan.

Tens of thousands of families have been fleeing the Pakistani army bombardment of Taliban targets in the tribal area in the past few days.

Many have had to spend long hours in intense heat - often without any food or water - for security clearance to enter the town.

Officials say that, in the coming days, their numbers are expected to swell to about half a million.

"My family is still stuck back home. Some of my relatives have travelled on foot to arrive here," says Ghulam Rasool, a resident of the main town of Miranshah in North Waziristan. He's furious with the Pakistan army for launching its latest offensive.

Ghulam Rasool from Miranshah says the army offensive is hurting civilians
"The army is attacking our children with their missiles. Let them say they are helping us, but we will not take their help," he says angrily.

The army denies these charges, saying it's taking utmost care to target only militant hideouts to destroy their safe havens once and for all.

But many of those at the receiving end of this military operation told us they feel betrayed by the government for allegedly letting militants slip away before the start of the operation.

Among those who fled the militant stronghold were a group of 500 Christians

Some residents who have left have been given polio vaccinations

Tens of thousands of people are on the move - destination unclear

Maulana Gul Ramzan had been mediating talks with the militants
"The militants left the towns of Mir Ali and Miranshah before the bombardment started," says Maulana Gul Ramzan.

Until last week, he was a member of the peace jirga in North Waziristan mediating talks between the army and the Pakistani Taliban.

Today, he's forced to seek refuge with a friend in Bannu. He says the operation is fuelling hatred for the army.

"What's the point of this military operation now? Who are they trying to kill? The Taliban militants, Uzbeks and Chechens? Most of them were already long gone!"

For more than a decade the world has viewed North Waziristan as a base for global jihadists, where the Pakistani military was accused of tolerating militants. But the tribal region is also home to a large civilian population, estimated to be between 550,000 and 700,000.

"I don't care for the Taliban, or the army," says Khalid Ahmed, a resident of Mir Ali. "As civilians, we have long been crushed by the two sides."

For its part, the government has set up a relief camp at Baka Khel, near Bannu. Journalists weren't allowed to go there. But by the government's own admission, few families have turned up there, citing a lack of basic facilities like food, water and sanitation at the remote facility.

Many arriving families told us they plan to stay with friends or family in cities and towns across Pakistan. Some will have to find rented accommodation; others had no idea where they will end up, or for how long.

Among those on the move are tens of thousands of children, many of whom have never been vaccinated for infectious diseases like polio because of a Taliban-imposed ban. There are fears that the displacement could lead to the spread the disease, making Pakistan's struggle to contain polio even more difficult.

Health activists say that the latest crisis could be an opportunity to immunise children who were until now out of reach for health workers.

Indeed, as they arrive in Bannu, large numbers of children are being administered polio drops for the first time. But experts point out that for the vaccine to be effective, the children would need to be given the drops every few months for at least a year.

That may be very difficult as officials are unlikely to be able to keep track of all the displaced families as they move to resettle in cities and towns across Pakistan.

The military operation is still in its early days and an expected ground offensive is yet to begin.

So far, the military has managed to tightly control the war narrative. And it appears to enjoy broad political and public support.

But that could start to change if the fighting drags on and becomes too costly.

For now, the biggest challenge for North Waziristan's large displaced population is to find shelter and help rebuild their lives with some dignity.

 

[Al Bhatti]

But the tribal region is also home to a large civilian population, estimated to be between 550,000 and 700,000.

A country the size of Pakistan and having a population of 190,000,000 (one hundred ninety million) must have planned well to handle the civilian population of less than 1 million of a specific area.

I don't want to sound pessimistic but by looking at how the issue of this civilian population is being handled by the civilian government, it once again proves nothing but that the civilian administration cannot plan / handle / manage it, just like any other thing.

Politicians are extremely busy politicizing it for vote counts just like they do with anything else.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

KP govt convenes APC on IDPs - thenews.com.pk

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

IDPs at food centre bannu

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

traveled 12 hours on foot along with his cow

Food distributions started.WFP to provide food to all registered families from North Waziristan Agency.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

IDPs reaching Hangu cause worry

KOHAT: More and more internally displaced persons are reaching Hangu from North Waziristan Agency through the Spin Thall route without registration triggering fears militants will go to the adjoining Orakzai Agency under their guise.

IDPs reaching Hangu cause worry - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[Devil Soul]

PAF donates 1000 food packets to Army Collection for NWA IDPs

Bahria Town announces Rs 500 million package for IDPs, offers to run camps

 

[Menace2Society]

The good news is most people in NW are rejecting ttp by joining camps.

The bad news is terrorists can slip away from these camps.

How can we tell if 50,000 ttp fighters don't just put their guns away and become IDPs?? Wheres the accountability?

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

IDPs at food centre bannu

Sir this photo is 5 year old, propaganda per hath zara hola rakho