KHYBER: The 36-member committee of Tehreek Mutasereen Tirah (TMT) has called upon the provincial government to ensure early return of all the displaced families as the valley has been now cleared of all the undesirable elements.
Addressing a presser in Bara on Thursday upon return of the committee from Tirah, TMT spokesman Suhbat Afridi claimed that they during their visit to the valley were given an assurance by security officials that the valley was safe for the return of all the displaced families.
He said that security officials confirmed to them that all areas, which had been vacated in December last year, were now secure for displaced families. They said that those areas were given operational clearance by securityforces,he added.
Mr Afridi said that security officials had already shared necessary information about clearance of the valley with the all relevant authorities of provincial government.
‘If security situation is now conducive for the families to go back to their homes, the provincial government shall shoulder its responsibility of devising a transparent and actionable policy for prompt and respectable return of all the displaced families,’ he said.
He demanded of the provincial government to fulfil all its commitments and pledges made to the displaced families of Tirah by announcing a clear schedule through an official notification to end uncertainty about the return of IDPs.
Suhbat Afridi on behalf of the 36-member committee called upon the chief minister, chief secretary, deputy commissioner of Khyber and heads of relevant government departments to present a clear policy to the people of Tirah about the current security situation in the valley.
He also sought solution to all their problems related to their damaged houses, making functional educational institutions and health centres, repairing damaged roads along with provision of clean drinking water to all the households.
He demanded compensation for locals for their losses and damage during the last nine years of displacement.
TRADER: Police in Landi Kotal on Thursday recovered an abducted trader during a raid on a house.
DPO Waqar Ahmad told journalists that the recovery of Haji Zareef alias Haji Landai was made possible after the arrest of at least 15 suspects among whom one prime suspect provided information to police about the house in Sadukhel where the abducted man was kept for 34 days.
He said that the recovery was made possible with the use of modern technology and arrest of some key suspects, both locals and non-locals.