Sherpao demands compensation for bomb blast, operation victims in NWFP

Daily Times, PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party Sherpao (PPP-S) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Sunday asked government for early compensation to victims of blasts and military operation. Addressing a press conference, he said the government had so far failed to compensate the blast and military operation victims and further delay would devoid government of public sympathies. He condemned terrorist attacks in the provincial capital and other parts of country and asked the government to adopt extra security and rescue measures to reduce public causalities in such attacks. He said masses were backing the military operation against militants and if the government failed to kept their sympathy, it would turn into anger. He said there should be political input along with military operation and tribesmen from Waziristan, Bajaur and Mohmand agencies be taken into confidence. He said it was necessary to make civil administration in Swat and other militancy-hit areas effective once they were cleared from militants. He criticized the federal government for not releasing Rs 10 billion in the head of net hydel profit to the provincial government as promised by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. staff report


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