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‘275,000 Waziristan IDPs registered’

Staff Report

PESHAWAR: Registration of about 275,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan (36,787 families) has been completed in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.

According to a statement issued by UNHCR here on Wednesday, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) verified about 275,000 IDPs (36,787 families) from South Waziristan.

Another 17,546 families were deemed ineligible due to multiple registrations, issues around the validity of national identity cards, or because they are not from the affected areas.

“With the conclusion of the verification process, the registration of displaced people from South Waziristan is now largely complete as there have been no new registration applications lodged over the past week,” said UNHCR’s country representative Mengesha Kebede.

“However, the registration and grievance desks at the four centres in DI Khan and Tank will remain open for the time being to ensure those people not verified due to problems with ID cards for example, have a chance to seek redress. There may also be others affected by the conflict not yet registered.”

UNHCR is supporting the registration of displaced people from South Waziristan which is being carried out by the NWFP Social Welfare Department supported by a local NGO.

A total of 54,333 families were registered in DI Khan and Tank between August and November 2009. NADRA carried out a verification process to check for duplicate registrations and against national ID data, verifying 67 percent of total applications. Of those not verified, 20 percent were rejected due to multiple registration issues, around 11 percent for issues regarding national ID cards, and almost two percent were deemed not from the affected areas.

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