1.1m registered NWFP

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Daily Times

PESHAWAR: The NWFP government has so far registered around 1.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).

The provincial government has also increased the number of registration points from 16 to 40 in Mardan district, eight to 15 in Swabi district, seven to 15 in Charsadda district, three to 15 in Peshawar district, three to 10 in Nowshera district and three new points have been set up in Kohat district.

The NWFP Social Welfare Department is registering the IDPs in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.