Future of tentage village in Capital hanged into uncertainty

ISLAMABAD—The contradictory statements by government responsible regarding establishment of tentage village for earthquake affected people in the capital territory has created uneasiness amongrefugees, patiently waiting for early settlement in the proposed tents village.
Following the statement by Federal Relief Commissioner Maj. Gen. Farooq Ahmed Khan that no tent city was being established in the capital has created disappointment among the refugees.
To the contrary, earlier the member of National Assembly and Coordinator Relief Commission, Kishmala Tariq during a press conference had taken strict note of the delay in establishment of tent village and directed the Chief Commissioner and Chairman CDA to speed up the work for setting up tent village for refugees. Likewise a in a meeting of CDA it was also decided that NGOs would provide 250 tents for proposed tents village at sector H-11.
The differentiation in statements by government responsible on the matter of tentage village have hanged future of proposed village in uncertainty and created number of suspicions among the refugees, whether the promised tentage village would be materialized or not.

—INP