Summary PM announced Rs 1 million today for families of each of the dead, some six days after the attacks
(Web Desk) – Protesting tribal elders of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have rejected the ex gratia amounts of Rs 1 million announced by the premier on Thursday to be given to each bereaved family of the 72 Parachinar twin attacks victims.
Representatives of the tribes have said that they first need to be recognised as human beings and the compensation money announced by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif is no alternative of that.
The ex-gratia amounts were announced six days after twin attacks tore through Parachinar market claiming lives of 72 people.
Earlier today, the premier has announced compensation money for the victims of Parachinar twin blasts.
Statement issued by the Prime Minister House read that Rs 1 million was to be given to each grieving family of the 72 dead and Rs 0.5 million to each of the wounded.
On June 23rd, two bomb blasts tore through Parachinar’s Akbar Khan Siraye Market.
The locals were busy in Eid-ul-Fitr shopping when the terror attack occurred. Two explosions took place with an interval of 15 minutes.
The incident was condemned by Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
