Compensation to affectees of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in NW soon: Minister.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Relief and Settlement Iqbal Khan Wazir Wednesday said people of North Waziristan district had rendered great sacrifices for the country and efforts was underway to provide compensation to affectees of Operation Zarb e Azb soon.

Talking to a representative delegation of All Bargain Association North Waziristan led by its President Syed Jamal Shahhere at his office, the minister said the sacrifices rendered by the valiant people of North Waziristan for the country were being held in high esteem.

The provincial government, he said, would take pragmatic steps to provide compensation to remaining affected people as quickly as possible by enabling them to reconstruct their houses as per their needs.

The minister said people of...