LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz while expressing sympathy with the families of those died in Murree tragedy said that the government in the country is already dead.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Maryam Nawaz described the death of an entire family helplessly under snow as dreadful.”
مری میں بے یارو مددگار برف میں دھنسے رہنے والے پورے کے پورے خاندانوں کی موت کے دردناک واقعہ نے دل ہلا کے رکھ دیا ہے۔حکومت کو کوسنے کا کوئی فائدہ نہیں کیونکہ یہ مردہ ضمیر حکومت بہت پہلے مر چکی ہے۔ اللّہ تعالی مرحومین اور انکے لواحقین اور پاکستان پر اپناخصوصی رحم فرمائے۔ آمین 🤲🏼😢
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) January 8, 2022
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The PML-N vice president said that there was no use of cursing the government over its negligence that led to the Murree tragedy in which at least 19 tourists had died.
She prayed to the Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls of the victims of Murree mishap in eternal peace and give fortitude to the bereaved families.
Earlier, At least 19 tourists were died after their vehicles stranded due to snowfall and traffic congestion.
The disaster resulted after a large number of vehicles and tourists were allowed to enter the hill station beyond its capacity by the administration.
On the other, giving statistics, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had proudly claimed yesterday that 100,000 vehicles had entered Murree and the charges of hotels and guests houses had gone high.
The federal minister had compared the large number of tourists in Murree with financial prosperity of people. However, he failed to take special measures to handle situation in the overcrowded hill station before the disaster.
The administration has declared the hill station as calamity-hit area today after the deaths of over 16 tourists due to heavy snowfall and traffic congestion.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that 1,000 vehicles had been stranded in Murree since last night. He said that 16 to 19 people had died in thier vehicles in the area.
Sheikh Rasheed said that FC and Rangers had been called in for for relief operations in the hill station. In addition, Pak Army have also been called in.
A control room has been setup to monitor the relief operation. Sources said that electricity supply is suspended in the area since last night.
