According to a report by UNHCR, the number of conflict stricken families in Mohmand Agency is presently at 1750, which is most likely to go up as an operation is underway in the region.
The UN agency is already facing shortage of food and tents. So far they have supplied 650 tents and additional food items with the help of Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA).
Conflicts have so far resulted in migration of thousands of families and the numbers are going up. It is not just that the families have to leave their homes but unemployment and illiteracy percentages also go up. It is important for the international development partners to extend a helping hand to the affected families because Pakistan is already facing a frail economic condition.
SHER ZAMAN
Islamabad
