ISLAMABAD, MILLAT+(APP): Political administration of North
Waziristan Agency has said that repatriation process of Temporary
Displaced Persons (TDPs) from the agency to take refuge in Khost
province of Afghanistan will start from January 15.
According to Radio Mashaal , officials of political
administration of North Waziristan Agency held a meeting with TDPs
of the agency at Ghulam Khan crossing point who took refuge in
Khost province of Afghanistan.
They discussed repatriation of the TDPs in the negotiations.
According to local tribesmen, TDPs in Afghanistan are happy
for the date of their repatriation and hoped that they will be
return happily.
Assistant of political agent of the agency Muhammad Anwar
Khan Shinwari told Mashaal Radio that they discussed every
possible measure for their safe return and fixed date of January
15 for their repatriation.
He said two thousand families will return in the first phase
and two hundred on daily basis.
He said that the political administration of the agency will
provide transport facilities for the returning families.
He said first those families will settled who have already
returned to the North Waziristan.
He said they did not hold talks with Afghan authorities in
this connection, however; they hold talks with Afghan border
security forces.
Muhammad Anwar Khan Shinwari said that the Afghan border
security forces assured all possible support to them in
repatriation of the families.
It is pertinent to mention that about one million people
have been displaced from North Waziristan Agency due to military
operation against militants. About two thousand and five hundred
families took refuge in Afghanistan’s Khost province.