25 more bunkers demolished in Kurram

PARACHINAR: Twenty-five more bunkers have been demolished in upper and lower parts of Kurram, raising the number of destroyed trenches to 80. The process of dismantling tribal bunkers began after the peace agreement.

On the other hand, Provincial Disaster Management Authority District Coordinator Shiraz Bacha said the distribution of compensation cheques was ongoing for the families of Bagan victims and passenger vehicles.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Relief) Maqsood Khan distributed cheques worth Rs1 million each to the families of 14 more victims. So far, Rs60 million in compensation had been distributed among victims of terrorism-related incidents in Kurram, while data collection for other affected persons was still in progress.

The roads in the district remained closed for the past four and a half months, causing severe hardships to residents of Parachinar, Boshehra, and over 100 villages in upper and lower Kurram.

Meanwhile, Bagan victims continued their protest sit-in in Mandori, lower Kurram. The protesters said that their sit-in would continue until their demands were met, including the arrest of those responsible for the Bagan incident and financial assistance for the victims.