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Task force soon to help ‘Biharis’ go

By Touftque Imrose Khalidi
With preparations underway to start the repatriation of about 2.38 lakh stranded Pakistanis, Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has ordered the formation of a high-level task force to help the process on the Bangladesh side.
The task force, expected to be headed by the Foreign Secretary and composed of representatives from’ the Ministries of Home, Relief, Civil Aviation, will coordinate government activities to support the massive programme.
Pakistan has promised to take 3000 families initially, and the airlifting of these
people should commence by December, according to a joint statement issued after Begum Zia's August 9-11 visit to the country. However, a specific date is yet to be announced.
The colossal job is being coordinated by the Rabita Trust, a joint endeavour of the Pakistan government and the Makkah-based Rabita al-Alam al-lslami. The Trust has already begun enlisting the refugees, the Urdu-speaking migrants mainly from the central and northern-India, sheltered tn some 70 camps across Bangladesh.
According to officials, en-listing the people belter known as Biharis, and providing them with identity cards should be completed by November.
The money required to airlift and rehabilitate the re- ■ turnccs was the main concern for the Trust, but Saudi Arabia's recent offer to pay for the air passage has bopsted the initiative.
Pakistan officials informed Bangladesh of the Saudi generosity during Begum Zia's visit, officials said.
Money was already in hand to fund the construction of the housing settlements for the 3000 families In various areas of the Punjab province. The construction work was progressing fast.
Pakistan said that it had stepped up its campaign to raise more money needed to build houses for the rest of the returnees to be taken In phases.
On the Bangladesh side, the government would bear the cost of transportation of the refugees from the camps to the airport and set up temporary camps to house them In Dhaka before they boarded the plane.
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is expected to add a big sum to Its coffer by carrying the refugees. The Bfman Bangladesh Airlines is unlikely to get a share of the big pie. as ferrying the refugees by chartered aircraft would leave little for Its purse.
The PIA. that would also have to hire planes, would however be In an advantageous position for obvious reasons.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan High 'Commission has requested ensuring security to the personnel taking photographs for ID cards of the refugees in the Adamjee Nagar camp. The area Is troubled by clashes among workers.