"Pervez Khattak made it clear to the authorities that the IDPs (Internally Displaced People) affected of the operation in NWA must not face any difficulties in treatment, food and shelter etc. on entering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa anyhow."
KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed the authorities for adequate arrangements to provide relief to the IDPs on emergency grounds all over the province especially at the border areas adjacent to FATA due to military operation in Norther Wazirstan Agency (NWA) under Zarb-e-Azab. He in this regard asked the provincial Chief Secretary to give red alert to all the concerned departments and agencies as well as keeping the health department, relief & rehabilitation department, Civil Defense, Rescue 1122, all divisional and district administrations in state of preparedness round the clock with arrangements of sufficient stock of medicine and food commodities. He said the displaced people may also be accommodated in govt building in case of urgency.
Meanwhile following the special directives of Chief Minister, a high level meeting was held at Civil Secretariat Peshawar that was chaired by Chief Secretary Amjad Ali Khan. All the regional and local heads of concerned security, relief agencies and departments attended the meeting. The meeting took stock of the measures for tightening the security in the province and especially at the border areas, ensuring protection of the citizens and streamlining the intelligence and monitoring mechanism. Similarly necessary decision were also taken for timely assistance of the IDPs as well as activating the relief agencies for the purpose. Arrangements for the treatment, food and shelter needs of the affectees were also threadbare discussed and decisions taken.
On the other hand talking to the media before attending the meeting of core committee of PTI in Islamabad, Pervez Khattak complained that federal govt did not take KP govt into confidence in deciding for the operation. He lamented that provinces must be consulted on such sensitive matters. To a question he said that in our opinion those who wanted dialogue must not be perturbed but action should be only be taken against anti-peace elements.
He said that about 62 thousand IDPs have been entered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and arrangements of their registration, shelter, food and health cover are being made on war footings. Replying to another question he said that PTI is fully supporting its army on critical juncture its national history and hence we would equally discharge our national defense side by side with Pak Army.
He said that his party has directed him to fully cooperate with the homeless and affected people of the operation and hence we would never hesitate to perform this national obligation in befitting manner. He said that registration of IDPs entering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was being made in disciplined manner and all the concerned agencies have also been put on red alert.
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