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| Mehsud tribes protest against government |
| 2010-12-19 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Mehsud tribes' elders on Saturday protested against the government for, what they said, not providing facilities promised by the political administration to the returning internally displaced persons of South Wazoo. Hundreds of Mehsud elders held a jirga in Political Compound Tank, South Wazoo. Malik Rapa Khan Mehsud, Malik Boghi Shah, Maulana Asamuddin and others addressed the jirga and claimed that the political administration did not fulfill its promises made with the returning IDP families. "We are compelled to protest against the government. Returning IDPs are facing difficulties in their destroyed houses in severe cold," the elders said adding that there were no electricity, water and other facilities for the returning IDPs in the agency. The government had promised to give Rs 100,000 to each returning family at Kor area. About 300 families have returned to the agency, but the government failed to pay the amount even to a single family, they said. They further said that the political administration had promised to start development schemes in Mehsud tribes' areas, but no development work was started yet in their areas. Despite assurance to the tribes' elders, the government failed to restart Mehsud tribes' privileges. Furthermore, they said, the political administration shifted Cadet College from Shakai area to Wana, which was also against the promise of political administration. The jirga called a grand jirga of Mehsud tribes on December 20 in the Political Compound and would carry out a protest rally from there against the government. Assistant Political Officer Hameedullah, when contacted by Daily Times, said that the administration has started efforts to resolve the problems being faced by the returning IDPs of the agency. He said that the administration had given Rs 25,000 each to 60 families and would soon provide food ration for six months. |
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