Karak residents allege nepotism in aid distribution.KARAK, Aug. 13 -- The flood-affected people of Karak district have alleged that the relief items, including food, are being distributed on the basis of political affiliations and said that the officials of the revenue department are demanding Rs 500 for each food package.Flood-affected people from various villages of the district, including Dabli Lawagher, Sarki Lawagher, Channikhel, Dhand Eidal Khel and Kanda Karak blocked the Karak-Bannu road at the Tehsil Chowk In Hindi-Urdu, a chowk is a place where paths intersect.
The protesters alleged that the food and tents were being distributed on political grounds and those without any political connection and access to their elected representative were being left out. The flood-affected people said that they had been lining up from dawn to dusk for many days to get aid but were given nothing. The protesters said this apathy of the government officials forced them to launch a protest. They claimed that the District Coordination Officer (DCO DCO Demande Chimique En Oxygène (French) DCO Digitally Controlled Oscillator DCO District Coordination Officer (Pakistan) DCO Defence Community Organisation (Australia) ) was not ready to hear their complaint and instead sent them to District Officer Revenue (DOR Dor or Dora, Canaanite seaport, ancient Palestine (modern Israel), N of Caesarea Palestinae. It was never a Jewish city but rather a Phoenician outpost. It was rebuilt by the Romans; still visible are the ruins of a temple and a theater. ) who in turn sent them to the patwaris, however, despite this exercise, they were unable to get food packs. The protesters disbanded after blocking the road for half an hour as no one from the district administration came to hear them out. Karak DOR Riaz Muhammad Baloch told this scribe that the relief package was not enough, which is why many affected families could not get aid. Sources said that the DCO Karak Muhammad Ajmal Khan has suspended one of the drivers of the DCO office for allegedly misappropriating relief goods. staff report Published by HT Syndication with permission from Daily Times. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com Copyright HT Media Ltd HT Media Ltd Founded in 1924 when its flagship newspaper Hindustan Times was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, HT Media (BSE, NSE) has today become one of India's largest media companies. With a combined daily circulation of 2.25 million copies and a readership base of 14. . Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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