4th phase of Bara IDPs’ return begins Aug 10

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LANDI KOTAL: The return of as many as 16,000 displaced families of Malakdinkhel tribe of Bara will begin tomorrow (Aug 10) under the fourth phase of repatriation plan, according to local media sources.

Officials of the Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) said that a registration centre had been set up at the Government High School, Kohi Sher Haider area of Malakdinkhel, where every returning family would be provided with a mobile SIM card and an ATM card, reportedly.

Under the repatriation plan, every returning family is entitled to receiving Rs10,000 through the SIM card for transportation, while another Rs25,000 would be given to them as immediate cash grant through the ATM card, sources further added.

According to the plan announced by FDMA, a total of 15,000 off-camp and 1,000 Malakdinkhel families currently residing in Jalozai camp would be sent back till Sept 5.