ISLAMABAD: PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif and vice president Maryam Nawaz offered their condolences to the families of the 21 tourists who died of exposure to the cold in their vehicles in Murree on Saturday.
“What a massive tragedy Murree is turning out to be! Heartbroken to learn about the loss of so many precious lives. My profound condolences & sympathies are with the bereaved families. May Allah rest the departed souls in peace!” the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly tweeted.
“Where do you pin the responsibility of these deaths? Where was the government all the while? What arrangements did it make to deal with such an influx?” he questioned, adding, “Incompetence is fast turning into criminality. Prior arrangements & round the clock supervision were the normal SOPs in the past.”
Where do you pin the responsibility of these deaths? Where was the government all the while? What arrangements did it make to deal with such an influx? Incompetence is fast turning into criminality. Prior arrangements & round the clock supervision were the normal SOPs in the past https://t.co/YExTtdGlad
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) January 8, 2022
Maryam said she had never seen such “chaos, apathy & incompetence & most importantly a government that has nothing to do with the misery of people. What’s most shocking though is not only the dismissive attitude but the contempt & scorn they pour on the victims.”
I have NEVER seen such chaos, apathy & incompetence & most importantly a government that has nothing to do with the misery of people. What’s most shocking though is not only the dismissive attitude but the contempt & scorn they pour on the victims.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) January 8, 2022
Earlier, Divisional Emergency Officer Abdul Rehman reported that 21 tourists perished of exposure to the cold at the hill station, which has been declared a disaster area with army troops dispatched to rescue tourists still stranded there.
