PESHAWAR: The Fata Disaster Management Authority has asked the federal government to give it Rs1.5bn or $15m to cater for internally displaced persons of North Waziristan Agency.
According to the relevant officials, the authority requires funds to distribute cash to IDPs and fulfil their basic needs during the current month.
The federal government had announced payment of Rs12,000 monthly assistance to every displaced family of North Waziristan.
Only the families, whose cases are okayed by the National Database and Registration Authority are getting cash assistance. Until now, the Nadra has verified 55,183 families. The FDMA had initially registered a total of 95,830 displaced families.
The army had launched the Zarb-i-Azb operation against militants in North Waziristan Agency on June 18 causing displacement of hundreds of thousands of families.
The IDPs have either taken shelter with local residents or rented houses, while only 725 of them had taken shelter in Bakkakhel camp adjacent to the conflict-hit area. The army is managing the camp.
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