Govt is playing with the emotions of IDPs;

Authorities are helpless in post disaster scenario before federal government says Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Monitoring Report

ISLAMABAD, Feburaury 12: Government is playing with the sentiments of the inter displaced persons (IDPs) affected by massive land slide on January 04, 2010 that blocked Hunza River and Karakorum High Way.These views were expressed by Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, former Chief Executive Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly and Prince Sheharyar Khan, who contested last poles on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (N) for LA-6 during a meeting with party chief Mian Nawaz Sharif here in Islamabad. Mr. Ghazanfar briefed Nawaz Shari about the prevailing situation in the calamity hit area. He said that federal government is taking the disaster with ease, manuplating the masses by distributing mere floor bags in the name of relief package. He criticised local administeration for delaying rehibilitation of Attaabad affectees adding no concrete steps were taken to ensure proper relocation." Attaabad and Sarat valley have been completely destroyed and government should realize the dire situation and take steps to rehibilitate them at its earliest," he added.He said that relief packages were meaningless with out rehibilitation to reduce feeling of deprivation among the masses.