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One lakh each

for heirs of

Moosa Colony

victims

KARACHI: Sindh government has announced a sum of Rs one lakh each to the survivors of the eight people killed in Moosa Colony here on Saturday morning as token of financial assistance and compensation.

The cheques would be handed over to the heirs of the deceased on special directives of the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Abdullah Shah by Provincial Minister Khawaja Mohammad Awan who also left for Mansehra along with the bodies of the deceased.

The expenses of the burial of those killed would also be borne by the Sindh government.

Talking to the relatives of those killed, Sindh Minister Khawaja Mohammad Awan said that terrorists by killing Pathans and Punjabis were once again out to ignite linguistic riots in the city so as to bolster their falling graph of popularity.

Condemning the act of terrorism, he said those involved in this heinous offence did not deserve to be called as a Muslims or human beings.

He alleged that leaders like Wali Khan and Ajmal Khattak have not only made alliance but were also lending moral and political support to people who were involved in terrorism.

He appealed to the people especially Pathans and Punjabis to remain peaceful and pinpoint the terrorists so that they could be brought to book.-APP