CHITRAL: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday announced the completion of Lowari Tunnel by the end of 2016 and said the problems of Chitral would be resolved soon.
Addressing the local people affected by the recent earthquake, the Prime Minister said the compensation for the losses would be made at the earliest.
The Prime Minister said his visit to Chitral was aimed at mitigating the sufferings of the people unlike those, who did nothing in the past, for their welfare except playing with their sentiments. He said the quake-affected people of Chitral would be given compensation as per the relief package, the government has announced.
He assured that the procedure of provision of compensation cheques would be started within four days. The Prime Minister directed the authorities to speed up relief work and provide blankets and other items of daily use well before the onset of harsh winter.
The Prime Minister said roads would be constructed from Chitral to Garam Chashma, Shandoor and Bamboret and the Gomal Zam Dam would fulfill the needs of Chitral. The Prime Minister said with Almighty’s grace, the loss of lives and property had been considerably lower than the damages of the earthquake of October 2005.
He said Chitral recently witnessed devastation caused by the floods and regretted that complaints had surfaced about non-payment of compensation. He said the Chief Minister KPK Pervaiz Khattak had also taken notice of the delay and would take to task those responsible.
The Prime Minister assured that the relief goods were being dispatched to the affected areas. He said since the affected areas were inaccessible, it would take some time before the relief goods reach all areas. He lauded GOC Malakand Major General Nadir Khan and Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Maj General Asghar Nawaz for carrying out relief activities in quake-affected areas
