Pakistan: IDPs Start Returning Homes

The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) established by the government of Pakistan Monday dispatched tents, kitchen items and relief kits to District Coordination Officer (DCO), Buner District for their onward distribution among 400 IDPs families of Sultanwas, who opted for returning to their area voluntarily.

According to an ERU handout issued here, Provincial Relief Commissioner and ERU Incharge Muhammad Azam Khan informed that the provincial government would encourage voluntarily repatriation of IDPs to their respective areas. “The ERU will provide all-out support to those families, who want to return to their homes after restoration of peace in their respective areas,” he added.

Sultanwas of Buner District has remained battleground for several days as first the village has been occupied by miscreants and then the army had used full force against them. A large number of people have been forced by the continued fighting between security forces and miscreants. Now residents of Sultanwas have started returning to their homes after restoration of peace.

The ERU Incharge said that the provincial government had been trying its best to make the relief operation for IDPs more effective, but at the same time would encourage the IDPs to return to their areas.

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