ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari called on the NWFP government on Sunday to immediately hand over compensation cheques to families of victims of terrorism, after the federal government yesterday released Rs 283 million for FATA and another Rs 340 million for NWFP for this purpose.
“My office should be kept posted with the progress on a daily basis,” said the president soon after the funds were released in line with Zardari’s announcement during a recent visit to NWFP to compensate the families of victims of suicide bombings. Relatives of each dead person will get Rs 300,000, while families of those injured will get Rs 100,000.
“Now that the funds have already been transferred to the provincial government, it is important the money is disbursed properly without delay,” said Zardari.
The president said although the sums being handed out were meagre and could not compensate for the loss and sufferings of victims’ families, it reflected the government’s will not to abandon the affected people and the administration’s determination to fight the war on terror. Zardari said that rehabilitation of victims’ families was not only a moral responsibility for the government, but also an essential component of the fight on terror.
He said that he had been raising the issue with world leaders and international bodies, and expressed the hope the world community would also step forward to play its role in compensating and rehabilitating the victims of terrorism.
“Those who refused to bow down and died and suffered while standing up in the war on terror are our national heroes and heroines who must be honoured ... they will be,” said the president.
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