ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting discussed on Tuesday rehabilitation of people displaced from North Waziristan following the Operation Zarb-i-Azb.

A Foreign Office spokesperson said Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz presided over the meeting at the ministry of foreign affairs.

The secretary of the Economic Affairs Division (EAD), the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority and representatives of the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Safron) and the Directorate Military Operations attended the meeting.

The EAD secretary gave a presentation outlining various options based on past experiences.

The Safron representative said the Fata secretariat was preparing a damage assessment report on the basis of which need assessment in terms of rehabilitation and reconstruction would be carried out.

Published in Dawn, July 23rd , 2014