TIMERGARA:
The Gadani Shipbreaking Corporation on Saturday distributed compensation
cheques worth Rs108 million among nine victims of Gadani shipbreaking incident
from Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat.
The
incident occurred on November 1, 20016 in which of 29 labourers lost their
lives. Nine labourers from Malakand division were among the dead.
A
function was held at Khall in Lower Dir. District Council member Malik Muhammad
Zeb made efforts to help the victim families get compensation.
Seth
Abdul Ghani, Babu Karim Jan and Gul Badshah of the Gadani Shipbreaking
Corporation, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sahibzada Sanaullah, Malik Sher
Bahadur, Badshah Muhammad, member Tehsil Council Khall, Malik Aftab Hayat and
family members of the victims were present on the occasion.
The
Gadani Shipbreaking Corporation representatives distributed cheques worth
Rs20,00,000 among nine victim families belonging to Upper and Lower Dir. The Gadani Shipbreaking Corporation provided
Rs15,00,000 while the Balochistan government gave Rs5,00,000.
Speaking on the occasion, Gadani Shipbreaking
Corporation representatives said advanced tools had been provided to the
labourers working in shipyard but sometimes they didn’t follow safety measures,
which resulted in the loss of human lives. Malik Muhammad Zeb Khan lauded the
Balochistan government for compensating the victims and deplored the
indifferent attitude of the federal government.
Source:
the news. 22 January 2017
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