Punjab govt announces Rs0.8mn for each of 22 victims of Murree tragedy

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs0.8 million to heirs of each of the 22 people killed in the Murree tragedy.

The sources said the decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar. The meeting was also attended by Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat, Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal, Babar Hayat Tarar Senior Member Board of Revenue Punjab and Punjab Inspector General Rao Sardar Ali Khan.

The provincial government sanctioned total Rs17.6 million for those killed in Murree.

Whereas, a total of Rs33.5 million had been allotted for those who lost their lives in yesterday’s rains.

At least 22 people died in an enormous traffic jam caused by tens of thousands of visitors thronging a Pakistani hill town to see unusually heavy snowfall.

The people had died after heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged the hill town.