More staff at IDPs camp sought

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The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Jarma camp on Tuesday demanded of the government to increase the staff at the camp for facilitating the registration process. The Social Welfare Department in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees established a camp at Jarma for the IDPs. Sources said the IDPs from Kohat, Orakzai and Parachinar had been complaining about slow registration because of the staff shortage at the camp. The camp in-charge, Saifullah told The News that 20,725 families comprising 97,836 individuals had so far been registered while the process was in progress. Social Welfare Officer Shazia Khattak said that 15,000 families were being provided buckets, jerry cans, soaps, kitchen sets, quilts and food items and the remaining families would soon get these items.