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| 80pc of Lower Dir cleared of militants: Lt-Gen Nadeem |
| 2009-08-09 |
| [The News (Pak)] Chairman Special Support Group (SSG) Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed on Friday said the situation in Lower Dir was normal and 80 per cent area had been cleared of militants. He was talking to internally displaced persons and media personnel during his visits to Lower and Upper Dir. Speaking at the Government Girls' Degree College in Timergara, where DCO Ghulam Mohammad Khan, DPO Mumtaz Zarin and armed forces officials were also present, he asked the displaced people to return to their hometowns. Lt Gen Nadeem said the government had so far completed registration of 29,000 displaced families of Malakand, adding that 80 percent of the IDPs had been provided cash and relief goods. He said those who had not received relief package would benefit from the facility after scrutiny, adding that efforts were underway to address the IDPs' concerns. Lt Gen Nadeem heard the problems presented by elders. He lauded the efforts of Dir people in formation of the Lashkars to counter militancy in coordination with the armed forces. He assured the people that Dir would get equal development opportunities like Swat and Buner in rehabilitation and reconstruction. He issued orders for provision of medicines, rations and electricity generators for hospital and the IDP camps. He also interacted with the media personnel and appreciated their performance in positively projecting the issue of IDPs. |
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