North Waziristan IDPs Protest For Repatriation To Their Native Area

Displaced population from the Machis Camp in North Waziristan have held a protest demonstration to demand repatriation to their native area.

According to journalist Adnan Bitani on Twitter, the displaced population from Machis of North Waziristan has staged a protest demonstration, demanding to be repatriated to their native area.

Bitani quoted the IDP in the video as saying that people from his area were given repatriation tokens three years ago, but they still have been unable to return to their homes.

https://twitter.com/AdnanBitani/status/1211636374329274368?s=20

The Machis Camp is a residential locality near Miranshah, and was initially built to house refugees fleeing the Soviet-Afghan War. After they left, locals moved into the houses and lived there till they were displaced due to military operations in the former FATA.

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