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  • Nov 2nd, 2005
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Advisor to Prime Minister on Women Affairs Neelofar Bakhtiar has said that number of unattended quake-affected women and children is not more than 60.

In an interview to BBC Radio, Neelofar said that in a week she remained for three days in forward areas and rest of the time she spent in various hospitals, so she had very authentic figure of such patients.

She said as more such people were expected to come on surface their number was not expected to raise above 100 by any calculation.

According to some newspapers, the situation had become alarming, she said, adding people thought that there were thousands and thousands of such women and children but the number turned out to be contrary.

She said there were many inaccessible areas, which were being approached now. Some unattended women and children might also come from such areas but they were not expected to be in high number, she added.

Asked how these unattended people were affected, she said, "these were completely unaccompanied people. These children don't have mother or father with them. Similarly women don't have husbands, brother or fathers with them."

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2005


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