Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Imran Khan should sack Minister for Ra
ilways Shaikh Rasheed till completion of investigations into Tezgam inferno.
“The minister has set a new history for ra
ilways by declaring the passengers as responsible for the inferno … this is absolutely deplorable,” the PPP chairman said in a statement. “The prime minister should recall the promises he had made with t
he people of the country prior to his taking the office and sack the ra
ilways minister forthwith,” he said, and added that the investigations should be transparent and those responsible for the
tragedy should be taken to task.
He said that ra
ilways accidents, trauma and inferno have become rampant since Sh Rasheed took oath as ra
ilways minister. He said he will be visiting Rahim Yar Khan where he will meet the aggrieved families and condole with them.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah also expressed his deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives in t
rain inferno. He said the Sindh government is fully prepared to extend any sort of cooperation and assistance over the tragic accident.
On CM’s directives, special felicitati
on desks have been set up in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Shaheed Benazirabad so that the aggrieved families might get first-hand information about the measures and arrangements for the affectees.
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