PA distributes compensation cheques among tribesmen

Author: Ahmad Nabi

KHYBER AGENCY: Political Administration (PA) distributed compensation cheques among the affected tribesmen belonging to the Maidan area in Tirah valley.

Around 500 suffered tribesmen including Malikdinkhel and Zakhakhel were received compensation cheques at Levies centre in Shahkas.

Political Agent Khyber Agency Khalid Mahmood and Senator Momin Khan Afridi were distributed the cheques among the affected persons.

Political Agent Khalid Mahmood said that the compensation cheques distributed among 500 affected tribesmen of Malikdinkhel and Zakhakhel tribes, whose houses were damaged in militancy in Tirah valley. “At least 1660 compensation cheques total amount Rs546.1 million have been given away among the affected tribalpeople of the Tirah and Bara areas so far,” he said. He said the half affected people whose houses were partially and full damaged in one-decade long militancy had been given the cheques.

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