KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has expressed his deep sorrow and profound grief on Tezgam Express tragic incident in which at least 73 people lost their lives where several others were injured.
CM Sindh directed divisional administrations in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Mirpurkhas and Karachi to keep close contact with railway authorities and commissioner Bahawalpur to transport back the deceased or injured belonging to province of Sindh.
The chief minister told the commissioner of different divisions of the province that over 40 passengers of ill-fated Tezgam Express hailed from Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas.
Their families were running from pillar to post to get firsthand information about their dear ones onboard on the train.
He directed Commissioner Hyderabad Abbas Baloch to set up a special desk in Deputy Commissioner office so that the aggrieved families could contact there for necessary information.
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He also directed him to make necessary arrangements for shifting of bodies and the injured people from Rahimyarkhan back to Sindh. He also issued a similar directive to the commissioners of Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur.
The chief minister offered every possible support and assistance to the railway authorities and the Punjab government for retrieval of the bodies from the train and treatment the passengers sustained injuries.
CM Sindh said that his government and people of Sindh were in great shock to see such a huge loss of lives in the train incident. He prayed that the country should remain safe from such horrible incidents.
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