PESHAWAR
Like other districts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa, the distribution of free of charge flour continued in all seven merged tribal districts under the Prime Minister’s package.
Free of cost atta (flour) was being provided to hundreds of thousands of deserving tribal people in Khyber, Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, Kuram, North Waziristan and South Waziristan tribal districts where special distribution centres and points were established by the district administration.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Bajaur, Faiz Muhammad visited atta distribution centres and flour mills at Khar where he inspected the distribution procedure.
He checked standard, weight and record of the atta and directed the authorities concerned to simplify the distribution procedure for quick dispersal of the commodity to deserving people during Ramzan.
The additional deputy commissioner directed the authorities concerned to provide free flour to elderly people, persons with disabilities and women on priority basis. The counters were set in these districts in collaboration with the National Database Registration Authority and Districts Administration.
He said that three bags of flour may be provided to each family simultaneously to save their time and transportation costs during Ramazan. Over one million people would be benefitted from the PM landmark free atta programme in the country including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The tribal people thanked the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for provision of free atta to them during Ramazan and expressed the hope that the pro people project would continue after Ramazanul Mubarak in Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
