WANA: The sixth phase of the repatriation process of the internally displaced persons from South Waziristan got underway Monday, officials said.
Addressing the repatriating tribal people at the Frontier Corps Fort in Tank on Monday, Brigadier Muhammad Asghar said the 395 families comprising 1,753 individuals would be repatriated during the sixth phase of the repatriation process by September 26.
He said that 43,153 persons had been repatriated during the five phases that started in 2010.H said model villages were being established for the returning tribespeople and health centres, schools and markets had been rehabilitated. He said fish, poultry and cattle farms were being set up to create jobs opportunities.