South Waziristan admin begins subsidised flour supply

WANA: South Waziristan district administration has started supply of subsidized flour to locals from various flourmills located within the tribal district.

“Owing to lockdown and social distancing, we have started supply of subsidized flour to locals at their doorsteps in all the three subdivisions of South Waziristan,” said DC Hameedullah Khan. He added that ADC Faheedullah Khan had been deputed to check flour availability in the mills. The official said the area had been locked down for the last eight days. Two entry points of the district are being monitored by additional assistant commissioners and none other than foodstuff is allowed entry, the official said. “Assistant Commissioner Amir Nawaz regularly visits the three flourmills in the district, Waziristan Flourmills, Wana Flourmills and Three Star Flourmills, which dispatch truckloads of flour to shopkeepers in the district. A flour bag weighing 20kg is being provided to the people at the rate of Rs820,” he added. He said the areas where flour has been provided to locals include Doag, Karikot, Ghakhaw, Shin Warsak, Azam Warsak, Tanai, Spin, Gul Katch, Shakai and Tiarza, while the supply would soon begin in areas of Ladha and Sarvekai subdivisions. Meanwhile, several tribal elders including former senator Saleh Shah, PTI district president Afsar Khan and Malik Ameer Muhammad of Wana lauded the supply of subsidized flour to people in South Waziristan and hoped that would help prevent the spread of coronavirus as people would not have to crowd markets for the purpose.