Dunya News - PPP forms committee to assist North Waziristan IDPs
- 10 years ago
Aid distribution among internally displaced people (IDPs) from North Waziristan is underway, Dunya News reported on Friday.
Earlier, ex-PM Yousaf Raza Gilani and opposition leader Khurshid Shah visited Bannu where they were briefed by Brigadier Mukhtar.
Talking to media on the occasion, Yousaf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has formed a committee headed by Khurshid Shah to help IDPs.
He urged the government exempt IDPs camps from power cuts.
Leader of the opposition Khurshid Shah said that Bannu population has increased to two million due to influx of affectees from North Waziristan Agency.
He said problems faced by the IDPs will be discussed with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Earlier, ex-PM Yousaf Raza Gilani and opposition leader Khurshid Shah visited Bannu where they were briefed by Brigadier Mukhtar.
Talking to media on the occasion, Yousaf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has formed a committee headed by Khurshid Shah to help IDPs.
He urged the government exempt IDPs camps from power cuts.
Leader of the opposition Khurshid Shah said that Bannu population has increased to two million due to influx of affectees from North Waziristan Agency.
He said problems faced by the IDPs will be discussed with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.