Several road closure causes severe shortage of essential goods in Parachinar - Complete Details
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00:00A request has been made to the Peshawar High Court.
00:02Parachinar's land connection with other parts of the country has been severed and as a result, a humanitarian crisis is emerging.
00:07In the district of Kurram, a request has been made to the Peshawar High Court to take control of the deteriorating situation of peace and security,
00:13to improve basic facilities and to improve other issues while bringing everyday life back to normal.
00:18On 13th December, on behalf of the local citizen of Kurram, a request has been made to the Peshawar High Court
00:22to make Subahi Government, Wifaqi Government and Wifaqi Mekma-e-Dakhla a team.
00:27The request states that the basic facilities of road construction and health in Kurram are deprived of the citizens.
00:34Due to the deteriorating situation of peace and security, citizens cannot come or go from the district of Kurram.
00:39On behalf of the request, it has been said that the transport and mobile service in Kurram is also closed.
00:43In the last two to three months, the daily life in the district of Kurram has been severely affected.
00:48A severe shortage of food has arisen. The basic rights of the district of Kurram are deprived.
00:53A request has been made to open health and education institutions in the district of Kurram
00:58and to submit the request for a quick end.
01:01According to media reports, from 12th October till now, the Palachinat-ul-Wahidin-Shahra is closed for all kinds of income.
01:09Due to which, due to the shortage of all kinds of supplies, the citizens have been yearning for one kilo of sugar, ghee, flour and salt.
01:15Due to the shortage of food in the city, the price of one kilo of potatoes is being sold at a price of Rs. 350, tomatoes at Rs. 200 and onions at Rs. 300 per kilo.
01:23On 21st November, in the incident of firing on passenger vehicles in the tribal district of Kurram,
01:28after the death of 45 people, including 6 women, the situation has deteriorated.
01:33And from July 2024 to November, 80 people have been killed in the battle of two tribes in the district of Kurram.
01:39The situation is such that the shortage of food and drink is increasing.
01:45Mr. Iqbal Hussain is our representative from Palachinat, he is present with us.
01:49Thank you very much, Mr. Iqbal.
01:50If I ask you specifically, what are the effects of the road blockade on the citizens of the other countries?
01:59What are their difficulties?
02:01Yes, Maria, as you said, the situation is very bad.
02:08The situation in the district of Kurram has been very bad for almost three months.
02:14For almost several weeks, the roads have been closed, including Manshahra, Trimangal, Ghuzgari and Bushehra.
02:24There is a shortage of medicines in the entire district of Kurram, food and drink, and hospitals.
02:31But still, to control the situation, to improve the atmosphere of peace and security in our district,
02:39Zulfiqar Ali Battu, GOC 9 Division, our commissioner of Kohat Division,
02:54has been in touch with us for the past nine days.
03:00Perhaps a good decision will be made soon.
03:04Maria, let me tell you that just as you said, there is a shortage of food and drink,
03:08there is a shortage of petrol.
03:10Similarly, there is no shortage of medicines in hospitals.
03:14If there is, it is very low.
03:16Zulfiqar Ali Battu, GOC 9 Division, our commissioner of Kohat Division,
03:20has tried to deliver the medicines to the hospitals three or four times through his helicopter.
03:28The medicines have been delivered to the hospitals,
03:30but there are areas that are very close to Afghanistan's border,
03:34such as Trimangal, Ghuzgari and Bushehra.
03:39When I work there, I ask about the situation.
03:45The people there tell me that children get sick here.
03:49Namunia is very cold these days.
03:51Namunia gets sick.
03:55There is no way to go there.
03:59It is very difficult to go to Sadda or Parachinar.
04:03Show your patients to the doctors in the hospital.
04:07There is a shortage of medicines.
04:09What about schools?
04:11Are all schools closed?
04:13Schools are not closed.
04:15Schools are open,
04:17but the condition of education is very bad.
04:21Two days, three days,
04:23a week,
04:25there is a ceasefire.
04:27Then the firing begins.
04:29Then the fighting begins.
04:31So all schools and educational institutions remain closed.
04:33Thank you very much, Iqbal Hussain.
04:35Thank you very much, Iqbal Hussain.