LAHORE: The Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced the setting up of ‘chief minister’s relief fund’ for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of the North Waziristan tribal region.
An initial amount of Rs500 million has been deposited in the fund.
The chief minister, provincial ministers and the assembly members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have donated their one month’s salary for the fund.
The chief minister said that in view of security threats, sit-ins, public meetings, rallies and agitation are against the interest of the country.]
435,429 IDPs registered so far
The government has so far registered 435,429 IDPs affected due to the ongoing operation in North Waziristan with the help of the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA).
According to the latest official data, the government registered 35,381 families including 114,596 males, 137,301 females and 183,532 children.
On June 15, Pakistan launched the military operation Zarb-e-Azb against militants in the North Waziristan agency that resulted in a temporary migration and relocation of the displaced persons from the area of operation to safer locations.
