90% tribesmen have left South Waziristan: Saleh

[Naveed Yaseen]

TANK: Around 90 percent of the local tribesmen have left South Waziristan and are now living in settled districts, South Waziristan Senator Saleh Shah said on Sunday. He said the government had not made any arrangements for those who had relocated. The senator said a committee of political functionaries and tribal elders has estimated that the previous military operations had cost around Rs 1.30 billion in damages to different areas and more than 4, 500 houses and shops had been damaged in the current operation. staff report

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