Provincial Ministers express deep sorrow over tragic train accident Karachi

Karachi, October 31, 2019 (PPI-OT): Provincial Ministers Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo, Ghulam Murtaza Baloch and Special Assistant to CM Sindh Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar, while expressing their deep grief over the deaths and injuries of dozens of innocent passengers in the train accident, have criticized the selected federal government and its most incompetent railway minister and demanded an impartial inquiry of the incident. Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control and Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla demanded the federal government to conduct an inquiry into the tragic incident and punish the accused strictly.

Minister for Industries and Commerce and Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo said that train mismanagement was increasing day by day due to incompetent Minister of Railways and his incompetency have caused lost the lives of innocent passengers in these accidents. Therefore, the Minister for Railways should resign immediately. Provincial Minister for Human Settlements Ghulam Murtaza Baloch said that the relatives of the passengers killed in the train accident should be compensated and action should be taken against the unqualified Minister for Railways. He added that comprehensive measures should be taken to prevent such accidents so that such accidents do not arise in the future.

Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Sindh Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar expressed his grief to the survivors of the train accident and assured them that the government of Sindh was with them at this hour of grief. Provincial Ministers Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo, Ghulam Murtaza Baloch and Special Assistant Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar prayed that Allah Almighty bless the departed souls and give courage to bereaved families to bear the loss. Ameen.

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