Rs10mln announced for families of the deceased, Rs2.5mln for injured people of the incident
Tribal elders and public reps jirga convened to hear the locals feelings, says CM Gandapur
Staff Report
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the Tirah incident and expressed full sympathy with the families of the deceased and the injured in the incident.
In a statement issued here in this regard, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said that a Peshawar jirga consisting of tribal elders and public representatives has been convened so that the feelings and concerns of the local people can be heard, while the district administration and institutions have been directed to strengthen public communication and maintain order. The Chief Minister has announced an assistance of Rs 10 million for the families of the deceased and Rs 2.5 million for the injured. He has said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is committed to promoting sustainable peace, public security and mutual respect and proposals were formulated after serious consideration of these incidents and issues in the All Parties Conference. The Chief Minister said that the series of jirgas of tribal elders and elders will begin at the divisional and then provincial levels next week.
