The first aid convoy finally departed on Wednesday for Kurram to deliver essential relief supplies. A convoy containing food supplies also departed for Kurram to supply relief goods to Parachinar.
The district administration said that central convoy has been granted permission to travel from Tal to Torpul checkpost and it will proceed to central and upper parts of the district after security clearance from Bagan.
According to sources further said that two to three additional convoys of relief goods will be sent to Kurram within a week.
The insiders further said that the Peace Committee has assured the government of the safe passage of the convoy and the Bagan affected residents of compensation for their losses.
It has also assured the authorities of handing over the culprits involved in the attack on the Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud.
Efforts to send essential food supplies and other goods to various parts of Kurram district began on January 4. However, the operation faced setbacks after an attack on Mehsud in Lower Kurram’s Bagan area and a sit-in protest by local tribes in Mandori.
Authorities temporarily halted the convoy as tensions escalated, but no resolution was reached for four days.
