Due to the pre-planned military operation in Bara tehsil, thousands of internally-displaced persons (IDPs) who shifted to Jalozai Camp are facing multiple problems, including shortage of food and shelter.
More than five thousands families have shifted to Jalozai Camp so far, apart from those staying with relatives in Peshawar and its surrounding areas, while some were returning home for lack of tents and food.
However, PMDA officials said that they had listed 3,000 families in the last three days.
“I am going to my relatives in Peshawar as the camp has no tents, inefficient registration process and shortage of food,” said Shah Jan of Shalobar Qambarkhel area of Bara.
Danish, 55, who came to the camp prior to the start of military operation in Sepah area of Bara, said although he had received three tents, some his family members were still sleeping under the open sky.
However, Jaloazi Camp Chief Coordinator Fayaz Mohammad told to Pakistan Today that IDPs were being provided cooked food, tents and other daily use items without discrimination.
“A temporary shortage of tents occurred due the larger than expected number of IDPs,” he said.
“Security forces launched the military operation suddenly in Bara without giving time to the public to move out, which multiplied their suffering,” said Omar Afridi, who was living at Jalozai Camp.
Security forces started the operation in the area a day after clashing with militants in Shalobar area of Bara on October 20. During the search operation, Captain Abdul Qadir Khan was killed with two other soldiers.
IDPs said they were waiting for registration for the last three days, but they remained unregistered and were not provided tents. They said a large number of children and women were sleeping under the open sky.
But the chief coordinator and PDMA rejected the allegations, leveled by displace families.
They said they had been directed to expect 2,000 families and asked to register families of only two tribes Malikdinkhel and Sepah. But families of Qambar khel, Akakhel and Shaloberkhel had also poured in, even more in numbers than those of the affected tribes, they added.
They said they had enlisted around 3,000 families and the list would be sent to the Khyber political agent and he would decide about their registration.
However, they were still being provided food and shelter.
