Peshawar
Pakistan:Displaced persons from Waziristan continue their demonstration in Peshawar
Peshawar: The Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday continued their demonstration for the fourth consecutive day as they demanded practical steps for resolution of their problems.
Addressing the protesters, the speakers lamented that they were forcibly displaced and were forced to live a refugee life in their own country. They said they were displaced from their native areas when the government launched a military operation against terrorists in North Waziristan in 2014, reports Dawn News.
The protestors said the government had provided them SIMs through which they used to receive Rs20,000 cash assistance per family, but later the SIMs were blocked which had created problems for their families living away from their native areas.
“We have been requesting the authorities to resolve the issue, but they have adopted mysterious silence,” an elder told the newspaper, vowing to continue the protest till acceptance of their demands.
They also demanded effective measures for repatriation of TDPs from Afghanistan.
Later in the day, Awami National Party provincial general secretary Sardar Hussain Babak and other leaders visited the protest camp and expressed solidarity with the displaced people.
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