KARACHI (Dunya News) - Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that around 58 people are still missing in Karachi fire incident and we all should pray for their recovery.
Talking to media during his visit to the fire-ravaged Gul Plaza, Murad Ali Shah said that some people are politicising the tragic incident.
He added that the prime minister has not contacted him so far, but the provincial government will compensate traders for their losses in a transparent manner.
The chief minister said that he was not in the city at the time of the incident and was informed late at night about the blaze.
“I remained in contact with the Mayor of Karachi and the Chief Secretary, and Saeed Ghani also visited the site,” he said.
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The chief minister termed the incident deeply tragic and regretted that some individuals were using it for political point-scoring.
Recalling past such incidents, Murad Ali Shah said that after the Bolton Market tragedy in Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari had personally arranged federal assistance, and financial compensation was provided to the affected people.
He said that similar assistance was extended after a fire incident at the Timber Market and would be provided again in the present case.
He said that small traders had suffered losses in the Gul Plaza fire and assured that transparent investigations would be conducted and their losses would be compensated.