NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai made the announcement on Friday and said Rs500,000 would be given to the heirs of each deceased and Rs200,000 for each person who suffered injuries in the incident. An official statement quoted him as saying that the next of kin of the deceased would also be given jobs in government departments.
The governor paid tributes to the deceased men, Faridullah and Sadiq Amin, who had sacrificed their lives while resisting the suicide bomber.
He also visited the hospital where the injured were being treated and enquired after their health.—APP