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Camps for IDPs to be set up in Sindh: CM
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah addressing media persons in Risalpure. ONLINE SWABI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Saturday that camps would be set up in Karachi and other parts of the province for the internally displaced persons.
During a visit to the Yar Hussain camp in Chota Lahor, Mr Shah rejected reports that displaced people were being stopped from entering Sindh by the government.NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti accompanied Mr Shah. All Pakistanis are one nation and people of Sindh will not leave their brethren in the NWFP alone in this difficult time, Mr Shah said. He announced that the Sindh government would provide 5,000 pedestal fans for the IDPs. He expressed the hope that the military operation would end soon paving the way for the displaced people to return to their homes.There has been concern among the displaced people over statements by some political parties that IDPs should not be allowed to enter Sindh and Punjab. Mr Hoti said that the military operation was progressing according to the plan and Buner would be cleared of terrorists soon.He said that militants in the Malakand division were not the Taliban but terrorists who were working against Pakistan. DAWN: Sunday, 24 May, 2009 |
