Rehabilitation of quake victims in Chitral sought

PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) provincial chief Mushtaq Ahmad Khan on Tuesday urged the provincial government to take measures for early rehabilitation of the flood and earthquake victims of Chitral district.
Speaking at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club here, he said the recent flash floods and tremors played havoc with lives and properties in the largest district of the province.
Flanked by Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, Chitral district nazim Maghfirat Shah and others, he said the relief and rescue work needed to be expedited to ease the hardships of the victims. He urged the federal government to include the Chitral district in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as it would help boost trade with the Central Asian States and economic status of the people of the remote district.