Flood affected people stage protest sit-in in Reshun

Talking to ChitralToday, the flood-hit people said that during his visit to Kuragh in July, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that the owners of houses fully damaged in the flood would be paid a compensation of Rs500,000 each. However, even after the passage of five months, the affected people have not been paid a single rupee. They said that due to the callous attitude of the government departments, the affected people were forced to launch the protest to get their rights. They said that the people of all the affected areas would soon gather in Booni and block the road till their demands were met. When this report was filed on Sunday afternoon, the protesters were waiting for district nazim Maghfirat Shah who was in Booni. The protesters wanted to request the district nazim to convey their grievances to the authorities concerned. ]]>