Return process of displaced families to Fata resumes

PESAWAR: The return of displaced persons started simultaneously from five tribal agencies, including Khyber, South Waziristan, North Waziristan, Kurram and Orakzai agencies on Thursday.
According to handout, in the first phase 700 displaced families from Togh Sarai Camp at Hangu started return to native areas in Orakzai Agency. The governor soon after return from Haj issued the directives to the authorities concerned to ensure a safe return of the displaced persons.
Governor Sardar Mahtab also called for a transparent distribution of the relief items among the displaced persons.
According to the Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA), the phase-wise return of more than 300,000 families from Fata to areas of origin started in March 2015. A total of 1,43, 746 families have returned to different agencies so far.
The return of these displaced families has been divided into four phases ending in December 2016.