TIMERGARA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday vowed to ensure speedy payment of compensation to the quake affected people to lessen their sufferings.
‘It is our utmost effort to provide compensation cheques to the calamity hit people at the earliest so that the victims could rebuild their houses,’ he said addressing the quake affected people in Timergara.
Deploring the loss of precious lives in the calamity, prime minister said the relief package prepared in consultation with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is aimed at reducing the sufferings of the affected families. He said the victims have also been provided with tents, blankets and ration to lessen their problems multiplied by the cold weather particularly at the hilltops.
Nawaz Sharif appreciated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and Pakistan Army for timely completing the survey of fully damaged and partially damaged houses. He said he will again visit the areas following the reconstruction of damaged houses.
Later, the Prime Minister distributed compensation cheques amongst the quake affected people of Timergara.
Earlier on arrival Timergarh, he was given a detailed briefing on the damages caused by the calamity in the area and the relief activities.
