PAKISTAN: More than ten thousand flood victim families have been denied compensation since 2007

Urgent Appeal General : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that more than ten thousand flood victim families have been denied approved compensation by the authorities since 2007 and are displaced without having a proper source of income. The floods of June 2007 destroyed thousands of fruit trees, acres of agriculture land and hundreds of houses. This havoc in Balochistan occurred when a dam was constructed which was generally opposed by the residents of the area. Design planners told the martial law authorities that the dam could not bear the pressure of torrential rains because of its technical faults. Read More...
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