The militancy-affected people of North Waziristan tribal district, who took refuge in Afghanistan, have demanded of the government to permit them to bring their vehicles back to their native areas.
Residents of Datakhel tehsil gathered in front of the press club in Miramshah on Friday and staged a protest demonstration, carrying placards and banners.
Malik Nazar Din, an elder of Datakhel, told mediapersons on the occasion that thousands of people had taken refuge in Afghanistan when security forces launched operation Zarb-i-Azb in June 2014.
He said that displaced people fled to Afghanistan in vehicles loaded with their belongings. He said that thousands of people returned to their homes after completion of military operation, but local authorities had placed ban on bringing their vehicles back from Afghanistan.
But, he complained that the senior officials of the district administration had backed out of their commitment.
Malik Nazar said that authorities were using delaying tactics and their vehicles stranded in Khost province of Afghanistan were being rusted. He said that the affected people would block Miramshah-Ghulam Khan route if their demands were not materialised.
He urged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to take notice of the issue and direct local authorities to allow owners to bring their vehicles back from Afghanistan.
