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IDPs protest food shortage in Bannu
 [DAWN] Police and troops fired warning shots Tuesday to break up a protest over food shortages by people who have fled a military operation against the Taliban.The offensive has seen the northwestern tribal area of North Wazoo hit by more than a week of shelling and air raids, and more than 450,000 people have fled ahead of an impending ground assault, with many going to the nearby town of Bannu. The World Food Programme (WFP) began distributing aid through a local aid group on Monday, but there was anger among refugees at long delays. Anger at problems with food distribution spilled over on Tuesday, with people blocking the main road from Bannu to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... bustling provincial capital Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. An AFP news hound saw around 500 people blocking the road and pelting security forces with rocks in protest, prompting police and soldiers to fire warning shots in the air to disperse them. Mohammad Nazir Khan, a politician from the region, said many people who should be receiving aid were having problems with registration and documents. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-25 |
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