Dadu Fire and The Tragedy of Lost lives, and PPP callousness

[Bewal Express]

After 14 years of continuous govt in Sindh, The callousness of the PPP is laid bare by this tragedy. No Fire engine arrived for 12 hours and the fire had nothing left to burn. 9 children were burnt to death and 20 other people were injured. These fire engines weren't prevented by bad weather or other mitigating circumstances. Can you explain what happened?
[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah admitted on Thursday that the response to the village fire in Dadu district on April 18 was "very slow" and vowed to punish whoever was responsible.

Nine children were burnt to death and more than 20 other men and women suffered severe burns when a fire raged through Faiz Mohammad Daryani Chandio village and reduced all 50 houses and everything present inside to ashes. Around 150 buffaloes, cows, goats and other animals also perished in the fire.

In two other similar incidents of fire within the district, over 60 houses were destroyed and dozens of animals perished.

Talking to the media in Islamabad today, Shah said the fire brigade of the municipality closest to the village — which is located some 30 kilometres from the Mehar town of Dadu district — was damaged because of which fire tenders had to be mobilised from other areas.


"I admit that the response was very slow and whoever is responsible [will be punished]. Our job is to provide immediate relief to people."

The chief minister said the deputy commissioner and the local administration provided cooked food to the affected people while the Provincial Disaster Management Authority also provided "complete relief".

Shah also shared that at his instruction, the chief secretary formed a committee under the supervision of the home secretary to determine the reasons behind the delayed response. "I have given [them] three to seven days to present that report. Whoever was responsible will be punished," he insisted.

Shah said the provincial government would rebuild all the houses damaged by the fire, adding that the special assistant of the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Housing Programme had also visited the village.

In addition, the provincial government would also provide compensation for the lives and animals lost, he said, vowing to "look after them (affected people) completely".

He shared that he called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier in the day, adding that the premier announced the federal government would contribute Rs10 million for relief efforts.

PM orders investigation
Separately, Prime Minister Shehbaz directed authorities to conduct a complete investigation into the incident.

The premier, who was presented a preliminary report on the tragedy, also vowed to take strict action if anyone was found to be negligent in the dispensation of their duties.

At the prime minister's directives, an amount of Rs10m was released for the heirs of the deceased as well as those injured in the incident.

The prime minister instructed the district government to extend all possible support for the rehabilitation of affected families.

The whole nation shared the grief of the families who had lost their loved ones, he said.

The prime minister called upon the district administration to take solid measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future.

No fire tender reached village, residents say
According to the affected families, the blaze started at around 9pm on Monday and raged through the village, falling within the jurisdiction of the Faridabad police station, over the next 12 hours. No fire tenders reached the village until it subsided at 8am in the morning, the villagers said.

The blaze caused significant losses to all the families living in the village. In addition to the loss of lives and injuries, around 15,000 maunds of wheat, rice and other grain, besides cash, jewellery, furniture, household articles, three tractors and all personal belongings of the families were destroyed.

The villagers said that the district administration and the town relevant committee had been promptly informed of the fire, but no fire tenders were sent to extinguish it and rescue people. Nor did any elected representative or district official bother to visit the village, they added.

Dadu Deputy Comm*issioner Samiullah Nisar Shaikh later said that preliminary investigation found the fire brigade of Mehar taluka was out of order and in need of repairs when it was required to put out the massive blaze.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1686098/sindh-cm-admits-response-to-dadu-fire-was-very-slow

 

[saeedhk]

Never expect anything good from the PPP. This political party is the second coming of the devil.

 

[Extra_Cover]

This has been the most horrific local news of 2022 which has not been covered like it should have been by most of the media which is very sad.

For god's sake kids burnt to death, if this doesn't boil your blood then what will?

Why is no one accountable for criminal misdemeanours?

 

[Major]

Inna lillahi wa inna lillahi rajiun

 

[Bewal Express]

Can someone enlighten us to what the Sindh govt does for its people. Even if we accept that one fire brigade broke down, surely its not so difficult to get another one from somewhere else. It may take a little longer but something would have arrived. Are the lives of these people so worthless that no one cared and What kind of evil people are these and what kind of cretins would support them. If this was Bilawal house, would no one have come for 12 hours. [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] justify this callousness because they are your party.

 

[Hextro]

PPP has been ruling Sindh for over 2 decades. When do we say enough is enough and get rid of this leech?

 

[Pakpak]

Can someone enlighten us to what the Sindh govt does for its people. Even if we accept that one fire brigade broke down, surely its not so difficult to get another one from somewhere else. It may take a little longer but something would have arrived. Are the lives of these people so worthless that no one cared and What kind of evil people are these and what kind of cretins would support them. If this was Bilawal house, would no one have come for 12 hours. [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] justify this callousness because they are your party.

Don't worry he won't be found in these threads.

Posters like these should be exposed for the hypocrites they are. Be brave and come and face the music

 

[Kianig89]

That's heart wrenching that viral photo those responsible will be held accountable No Sindh govt is a joyride who cares

 

[Major]

Can someone enlighten us to what the Sindh govt does for its people. Even if we accept that one fire brigade broke down, surely its not so difficult to get another one from somewhere else. It may take a little longer but something would have arrived. Are the lives of these people so worthless that no one cared and What kind of evil people are these and what kind of cretins would support them. If this was Bilawal house, would no one have come for 12 hours. [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] justify this callousness because they are your party.

Where did i justify the deaths? Can you spread less nonsense

 

[Bewal Express]

Where did i justify the deaths? Can you spread less nonsense

So supporting a party after 14 years in power in Sindh with 100 of deaths in Thar and all the murders of journalists isn't a justification. Can you tell me what would he justification? These aren't sudden tragedies, this a result of deliberate looting and spending the money on illegal purchases of politicians and destruction of the system

 

[Major]

So supporting a party after 14 years in power in Sindh with 100 of deaths in Thar and all the murders of journalists isn't a justification. Can you tell me what would he justification? These aren't sudden tragedies, this a result of deliberate looting and spending the money on illegal purchases of politicians and destruction of the system

where these parties are at fault, they should be bashed.

 

[MenInG]

where these parties are at fault, they should be bashed.

Agreed and this is something both PTI/PDM people should acknowledge

 

[Bewal Express]

where these parties are at fault, they should be bashed.

What if the party/system is the problem and these tragedies are just the public manifestation of their thefts and incompetencies. Children are burnt alive and Billo is on a holiday meeting a fugitive. Why isn't he in Dadu? Is it because these are the powerless, the worthless, the ones whose life or death doesn't matter?

 

[Bewal Express]

Agreed and this is something both PTI/PDM people should acknowledge

We have seen with PTI and the Murray tragedy that poor responses to fluid events can lead to tragedy. But this isn't one of those, this is a lack of humanity. Do you think that for our moment a fire brigade wouldn't arrive if the BQ caught fire at Bilawal house?

 

[Hextro]

What if the party/system is the problem and these tragedies are just the public manifestation of their thefts and incompetencies. Children are burnt alive and Billo is on a holiday meeting a fugitive. Why isn't he in Dadu? Is it because these are the powerless, the worthless, the ones whose life or death doesn't matter?

The problem is that PPP doesn't even acknowledge these types of events, this kind of stuff keeps happening under their watch and they couldn't care less. They literally killed a man because he exposed them.

 

[Major]

What if the party/system is the problem and these tragedies are just the public manifestation of their thefts and incompetencies. Children are burnt alive and Billo is on a holiday meeting a fugitive. Why isn't he in Dadu? Is it because these are the powerless, the worthless, the ones whose life or death doesn't matter?

dont know about theft, but incompetence yes. Bilawal being on a holiday or being in Dadu isn't going to matter.

Any time now, we might hear a very bad story regarding Dua Zehra. There would be some shor sharaba on the aftermath that so and so should be done and capital punishment should be bought. But is anyone willing to bring proper amendments to the system? No. We believe in just giving punishment to the culprit. We go case by case and always take reactive measures. No logical proactive measures.

After any bad news comes on the Dua case, I am giving up on this country. It cannot be fixed.

 

[MenInG]

We have seen with PTI and the Murray tragedy that poor responses to fluid events can lead to tragedy. But this isn't one of those, this is a lack of humanity. Do you think that for our moment a fire brigade wouldn't arrive if the BQ caught fire at Bilawal house?

Its general incompetence in public services which is a Pakistan problem. I doubt if it has anything to do with Bilawal or PTI.

 

[Bewal Express]

Its general incompetence in public services which is a Pakistan problem. I doubt if it has anything to do with Bilawal or PTI.

There is no doubt that our public services are poor. But the poor services aren't God given, they are the result of a system created to serve the elite. This is in itself is the continuation of the inferiority complex of the Britsh rule and the desi attempt with their own version with Brown Sahibs. In more recent times civil servants have become personal servants and as long as they happy to break the law, no questions asked.

 

[Bewal Express]

dont know about theft, but incompetence yes. Bilawal being on a holiday or being in Dadu isn't going to matter.

Any time now, we might hear a very bad story regarding Dua Zehra. There would be some shor sharaba on the aftermath that so and so should be done and capital punishment should be bought. But is anyone willing to bring proper amendments to the system? No. We believe in just giving punishment to the culprit. We go case by case and always take reactive measures. No logical proactive measures.

After any bad news comes on the Dua case, I am giving up on this country. It cannot be fixed.

Billo is meeting a criminal,not there for tableegh. Do you think it even occurred to him that these are human beings and he is their leader and needed to be there. It may only be symbolic but at least he would have seen how his own people are treated like crap by his people.

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

What Sindh needs is something like Rescue 1122 which Punjab and KPK have.

 

[Bewal Express]

Don't worry he won't be found in these threads.

Posters like these should be exposed for the hypocrites they are. Be brave and come and face the music

They don't see the link between their support and how inhumane and callous the feudal PPP has become.

 

[MenInG]

ON the Dadu plain, where a proud village of Chandios once stood, there are now only ashes. It has been five days since the Faiz Muhammad Duryani village witnessed the fury of hell fire, but the embers of that evil blaze were still smouldering on Friday.

Until a few days ago, this charred landscape housed the homes of the Chandio brothers: Imamuddin, Ikramuddin, Sobdar, Zaib, Dhani Bux and Bahar Khan.

This extended family lost seven members that fateful night, and most of them are still traumatised by visions of children being burned alive in front of their very eyes.

Sabul, the wife of their cousin Rustam Chandio, still regrets not being able to save her daughter, Tahmeeza. When the alarm was sounded, she leapt to her feet, her maternal instinct pushing her first towards her youngest girl, Reehana.

After getting her to safety, Sabul tried to go back for the other girl, but by this time, the dry thatch roof of their dwelling had gone up like a keg of gunpowder and there was an impenetrable wall of flames between her and Tahmeeza.

“She was crying out to me to save her, but I had become helpless; I was not able to enter the house and I watched my daughter burn before my eyes.”

Thankfully, her four other children made it out alive.

It is evident that Sabul is not up to re-living the trauma, and breaks down in tears as she recalls how, the next day, she had to pick up her daughter’s smouldering body. Her husband doused it with water to stop the smoke rising from it.

The smell and sensation of burnt flesh, your own flesh and blood, is not something one should have to encounter in their own lifetime.

Rustam recalls that when the flames started to spread, he ran out of the house and started calling out to his relatives to protect their children and family members who were inside the thatched huts which were engulfed in flames in a matter of seconds.

The brothers’ homes, which were located in a row, caught fire in quick succession as the flames spread. Rustam says he repeatedly contacted town committee officials in Mehar and district administration officials from Dadu and begged them to send help.

In response, he was told that the fire engines did not have enough fuel to make the journey. The fire broke out on Monday night, but help did not arrive until Tuesday morning.

Rustam’s cousin, Imamuddin, collected the ashes of four children with his own hands; from his oldest, 16-year-old Moor to four-year-old Nirgis.

“I was alone and stranded since the fire had encircled the entire house.”

He says that he managed to rescue two infant nephews, Juman and Hussain, and bring them to safety. But when he tried to run back through the flames to fetch his own children, his path was blocked.

He too was continuously pleading with officers of the district administration and municipal committee to send ambulances and fire tenders, but help did not come in time.

Losing livestock, and with it all hope

For the residents of this subsistence community, the pain of losing a child is nearly eclipsed by the inevitable starvation, brought on by the deaths of their livestock.

Sabul Chandio related how her household lost nearly half a dozen cows, 12 goats and two buffaloes in the blaze, apart from all their valuables and land and identity documents. Their life savings, the grain they had stored in the hopes of selling for a profit; all gone in the blaze.

One of her relatives narrated how the flames first reached the animal portion located to the west of their makeshift dwelling. Dozens of heads of cattle, who were tethered in their enclosures, were the first to succumb — their cries audible across the plain.

Remember, the Chandios of Faiz Muhammad Duryani are tied to the land: they live off the soil and what it yields and so do their animals. With Eidul Fitr approaching, many families here had tied their hopes for new clothes and gifts to the sale of these animals or their produce on the open market.

But instead of celebrating the occasion with their loved ones, the families who live here will remain in mourning through the ‘festive season’.

Although they claim that they have little left to live for, the conditions of these residents of Mehar are dire. They are camped out in makeshift tent houses close to the dwellings of their relatives who live nearby. They are forced to stay in the open, and the oppressive Sindh sun takes no prisoners either.

The government, for its part, has distributed tents and ration bags to the affected families. Each survivor of the fire has been provided with a bed and blanket each. Edhi has set up a camp and the Saylani Trust is also active in the area. The Sindh government and even the Pakistan Army are on hand to provide relief and even the prime minister has also promised Rs10 million in support.

But the residents of the village insist that they are not beggars and do not require handouts. “We want to rebuild our homes, our lives,” they say. The compensation they have been promised — Rs500,000 for each of the deceased and Rs200,000 for each injured person — is insufficient for that purpose.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah also announced reconstruction of the gutted homes of the community after a proper survey and cheques have been distributed among them.

For them, the loss of loved ones is being overshadowed by the prospect of starvation after losing their primary source of income; their grain and their livestock, and their top priority is to be granted some semblance of support for their livelihood. Otherwise, they fear, when the cameras stop rolling, their lifelines will run out as well.

Published in Dawn, April 23rd, 2022

 

[Bewal Express]

ON the Dadu plain, where a proud village of Chandios once stood, there are now only ashes. It has been five days since the Faiz Muhammad Duryani village witnessed the fury of hell fire, but the embers of that evil blaze were still smouldering on Friday.

Until a few days ago, this charred landscape housed the homes of the Chandio brothers: Imamuddin, Ikramuddin, Sobdar, Zaib, Dhani Bux and Bahar Khan.

This extended family lost seven members that fateful night, and most of them are still traumatised by visions of children being burned alive in front of their very eyes.

Sabul, the wife of their cousin Rustam Chandio, still regrets not being able to save her daughter, Tahmeeza. When the alarm was sounded, she leapt to her feet, her maternal instinct pushing her first towards her youngest girl, Reehana.

After getting her to safety, Sabul tried to go back for the other girl, but by this time, the dry thatch roof of their dwelling had gone up like a keg of gunpowder and there was an impenetrable wall of flames between her and Tahmeeza.

“She was crying out to me to save her, but I had become helpless; I was not able to enter the house and I watched my daughter burn before my eyes.”

Thankfully, her four other children made it out alive.

It is evident that Sabul is not up to re-living the trauma, and breaks down in tears as she recalls how, the next day, she had to pick up her daughter’s smouldering body. Her husband doused it with water to stop the smoke rising from it.

The smell and sensation of burnt flesh, your own flesh and blood, is not something one should have to encounter in their own lifetime.

Rustam recalls that when the flames started to spread, he ran out of the house and started calling out to his relatives to protect their children and family members who were inside the thatched huts which were engulfed in flames in a matter of seconds.

The brothers’ homes, which were located in a row, caught fire in quick succession as the flames spread. Rustam says he repeatedly contacted town committee officials in Mehar and district administration officials from Dadu and begged them to send help.

In response, he was told that the fire engines did not have enough fuel to make the journey. The fire broke out on Monday night, but help did not arrive until Tuesday morning.

Rustam’s cousin, Imamuddin, collected the ashes of four children with his own hands; from his oldest, 16-year-old Moor to four-year-old Nirgis.

“I was alone and stranded since the fire had encircled the entire house.”

He says that he managed to rescue two infant nephews, Juman and Hussain, and bring them to safety. But when he tried to run back through the flames to fetch his own children, his path was blocked.

He too was continuously pleading with officers of the district administration and municipal committee to send ambulances and fire tenders, but help did not come in time.

Losing livestock, and with it all hope

For the residents of this subsistence community, the pain of losing a child is nearly eclipsed by the inevitable starvation, brought on by the deaths of their livestock.

Sabul Chandio related how her household lost nearly half a dozen cows, 12 goats and two buffaloes in the blaze, apart from all their valuables and land and identity documents. Their life savings, the grain they had stored in the hopes of selling for a profit; all gone in the blaze.

One of her relatives narrated how the flames first reached the animal portion located to the west of their makeshift dwelling. Dozens of heads of cattle, who were tethered in their enclosures, were the first to succumb — their cries audible across the plain.

Remember, the Chandios of Faiz Muhammad Duryani are tied to the land: they live off the soil and what it yields and so do their animals. With Eidul Fitr approaching, many families here had tied their hopes for new clothes and gifts to the sale of these animals or their produce on the open market.

But instead of celebrating the occasion with their loved ones, the families who live here will remain in mourning through the ‘festive season’.

Although they claim that they have little left to live for, the conditions of these residents of Mehar are dire. They are camped out in makeshift tent houses close to the dwellings of their relatives who live nearby. They are forced to stay in the open, and the oppressive Sindh sun takes no prisoners either.

The government, for its part, has distributed tents and ration bags to the affected families. Each survivor of the fire has been provided with a bed and blanket each. Edhi has set up a camp and the Saylani Trust is also active in the area. The Sindh government and even the Pakistan Army are on hand to provide relief and even the prime minister has also promised Rs10 million in support.

But the residents of the village insist that they are not beggars and do not require handouts. “We want to rebuild our homes, our lives,” they say. The compensation they have been promised — Rs500,000 for each of the deceased and Rs200,000 for each injured person — is insufficient for that purpose.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah also announced reconstruction of the gutted homes of the community after a proper survey and cheques have been distributed among them.

For them, the loss of loved ones is being overshadowed by the prospect of starvation after losing their primary source of income; their grain and their livestock, and their top priority is to be granted some semblance of support for their livelihood. Otherwise, they fear, when the cameras stop rolling, their lifelines will run out as well.

Published in Dawn, April 23rd, 2022

We know the funds promised will disappear into the hands of the local crooks that make up the cruel and inhumane PPP.

 

[MenInG]

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday removed Dadu Deputy Commissioner Samiullah Shaikh from his post, besides suspending District Health Officer Dr Abdul Hameed Shaikh and Assistant Commissioner Mehar Faheem Lakhair over the tragic fire incident in the district that claimed lives of nine children and a woman and destroyed a whole village of 120 homes.

The chief minister also appointed Syed Murtaza Shah as the new deputy commissioner of the district and directed him to take urgent measures for the restoration of the village and welfare of the villagers.

In his visit to the site a day after the incident, Murad had ordered an inquiry under Secretary Home Saeed Mangnejo and announced compensation for the affected families.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned to conduct a thorough probe into the blaze.

An initial report on the incident was submitted to the premier and he vowed to take strict action if negligence was the cause for the incident.

He had also ordered a total of Rs10 million for the heirs of the deceased as well as those injured in the incident, and directed the district government to extend support to the victim families.

The PM had also instructed the administration to take solid measures to avert the occurrence of such incidents in the future.

According to the villagers, there were no fire engines available to reach the spot. There is also reportedly only one fire station in Mehar Town but there are no fire tenders available.

Express Tribune

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Apparently for every 120000 people in Sindh only one ambulance is available. Let that sink in.

 

[Bewal Express]

Apparently for every 120000 people in Sindh only one ambulance is available. Let that sink in.

14 years of continuous, absolute power in Sindh. And that's what they have to show.

 

[Bewal Express]

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday removed Dadu Deputy Commissioner Samiullah Shaikh from his post, besides suspending District Health Officer Dr Abdul Hameed Shaikh and Assistant Commissioner Mehar Faheem Lakhair over the tragic fire incident in the district that claimed lives of nine children and a woman and destroyed a whole village of 120 homes.

The chief minister also appointed Syed Murtaza Shah as the new deputy commissioner of the district and directed him to take urgent measures for the restoration of the village and welfare of the villagers.

In his visit to the site a day after the incident, Murad had ordered an inquiry under Secretary Home Saeed Mangnejo and announced compensation for the affected families.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned to conduct a thorough probe into the blaze.

An initial report on the incident was submitted to the premier and he vowed to take strict action if negligence was the cause for the incident.

He had also ordered a total of Rs10 million for the heirs of the deceased as well as those injured in the incident, and directed the district government to extend support to the victim families.

The PM had also instructed the administration to take solid measures to avert the occurrence of such incidents in the future.

According to the villagers, there were no fire engines available to reach the spot. There is also reportedly only one fire station in Mehar Town but there are no fire tenders available.

Express Tribune

Once the news dies down they will be back.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

14 years of continuous, absolute power in Sindh. And that's what they have to show.

And then there are videos of police running away with food supplies meant for the survivors of the fire. Absolute lawlessness.

 

[Bewal Express]

And then there are videos of police running away with food supplies meant for the survivors of the fire. Absolute lawlessness.

I am hoping that is not true because it would be a low for the immoral, callous PPP, but its Sindh and there is a good chance its true.

 

[MenInG]

At least 20 thatched houses and valuable property, including livestock and grain, were reduced to ashes on Sunday as yet another fire broke out in a village in Sindh’s Dadu district.

Dadu Deputy Commis*sioner Syed Murtaza Shah, who visited fire-hit Noorpur, told Dawn that the fire started after a high-voltage wire fell on a thatched house around 1:40 pm and spread to neighbouring houses due to strong winds. He added that rescue activities were under way.

However, locals had to act on their own to extinguish the fire as Mehar’s tehsil administration failed to send even a single fire truck to contain the blaze.

Wazir Qambrani, a local resident, said he called the authorities as soon as the fire broke out but no one came to their help as the fire raged through their village for at least three hours.


“We sat under the open sky waiting for the authorities to rescue us but no one arrived,” Moula Bux Siyal said, complaining about the apathy of the local authorities.

Seek ‘immediate rehabilitation’ as another fire victim dies

The fire destroyed houses, livestock and wheat, among other valuable belongings.

Another resident Zakir Qambrani said a total of 5,000 maunds (one maund is equal to 40kg) of wheat was destroyed in the fire. He added that clothes, jewelry, and other valuables were also reduced to ashes.

Imdad Qambrani said that at least 20 goats, cows, and sheep perished in the fire. Ismail Siyal lost five goats, a year’s worth of wheat and paddy stock as he rushed to save his family from the blaze. He had “spent Rs20,000 on Eid clothes for his family but the fire took them all”.

Ms Bachal Qambrani said she managed to save her seven-member family but her five goats and other property did not survive.

This was the sixth fire in Dadu since Monday.

A total of 136 houses have been destroyed in these blazes so far. According to the breakdown, 50 houses were destroyed in Jalib Rind village near Sita Road town; 11 houses in Mohammad Khoso village near Khairpur Nathan Shah town; five houses in Salih Solangi village near Mehar; and 70 houses in Faiz Mohammad Khoso Daryani Chandio village in Mehar taluka.

Another child dies

Meanwhile, in the fire-struck Faiz Mohammad Daryani Chandio village, the death toll of children increased to 10 after another child succumbed to the fire-related injuries at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi.

Hasan, son of Bahar Chandio, was moved to Karachi owing to his critical condition but he did not survive the fatal injuries. As of now, at least four people, including a child, are in critical condition.

The villagers urged PM Shehbaz Sharif and CM Murad Ali Shah to start the reconstruction of their houses at the earliest.

Imamuddin Chandio, who lost four children to the fire, said it was difficult to live in tents in the scorching heat.

The discontent of the villagers also prompted multiple protests at separate locations on the Mehar-Fareedabad link road.

The deputy commissioner said the government would fix responsibility in the case while assuring them of the government’s support in the rehabilitation of their homes and the village.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2022

 

[Bewal Express]

The media are pretty much silent on this. What does AZ have on these crooks. Just imagine if this was the Buzdar govt in Punjab?

 

[Hextro]

At least 20 thatched houses and valuable property, including livestock and grain, were reduced to ashes on Sunday as yet another fire broke out in a village in Sindh’s Dadu district.

Dadu Deputy Commis*sioner Syed Murtaza Shah, who visited fire-hit Noorpur, told Dawn that the fire started after a high-voltage wire fell on a thatched house around 1:40 pm and spread to neighbouring houses due to strong winds. He added that rescue activities were under way.

However, locals had to act on their own to extinguish the fire as Mehar’s tehsil administration failed to send even a single fire truck to contain the blaze.

Wazir Qambrani, a local resident, said he called the authorities as soon as the fire broke out but no one came to their help as the fire raged through their village for at least three hours.


“We sat under the open sky waiting for the authorities to rescue us but no one arrived,” Moula Bux Siyal said, complaining about the apathy of the local authorities.

Seek ‘immediate rehabilitation’ as another fire victim dies

The fire destroyed houses, livestock and wheat, among other valuable belongings.

Another resident Zakir Qambrani said a total of 5,000 maunds (one maund is equal to 40kg) of wheat was destroyed in the fire. He added that clothes, jewelry, and other valuables were also reduced to ashes.

Imdad Qambrani said that at least 20 goats, cows, and sheep perished in the fire. Ismail Siyal lost five goats, a year’s worth of wheat and paddy stock as he rushed to save his family from the blaze. He had “spent Rs20,000 on Eid clothes for his family but the fire took them all”.

Ms Bachal Qambrani said she managed to save her seven-member family but her five goats and other property did not survive.

This was the sixth fire in Dadu since Monday.

A total of 136 houses have been destroyed in these blazes so far. According to the breakdown, 50 houses were destroyed in Jalib Rind village near Sita Road town; 11 houses in Mohammad Khoso village near Khairpur Nathan Shah town; five houses in Salih Solangi village near Mehar; and 70 houses in Faiz Mohammad Khoso Daryani Chandio village in Mehar taluka.

Another child dies

Meanwhile, in the fire-struck Faiz Mohammad Daryani Chandio village, the death toll of children increased to 10 after another child succumbed to the fire-related injuries at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi.

Hasan, son of Bahar Chandio, was moved to Karachi owing to his critical condition but he did not survive the fatal injuries. As of now, at least four people, including a child, are in critical condition.

The villagers urged PM Shehbaz Sharif and CM Murad Ali Shah to start the reconstruction of their houses at the earliest.

Imamuddin Chandio, who lost four children to the fire, said it was difficult to live in tents in the scorching heat.

The discontent of the villagers also prompted multiple protests at separate locations on the Mehar-Fareedabad link road.

The deputy commissioner said the government would fix responsibility in the case while assuring them of the government’s support in the rehabilitation of their homes and the village.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2022

You've got to be kidding me. PPP is undoubtedly the most corrupt and incompetent party in Pakistan's history.