President, PM grieve over Lasbela bus accident

Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the loss of lives in a fatal bus accident in Lasbela, Balochistan.

In separate statements, the president and the prime minister expressed their condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the high ranks of the departed souls. They also prayed for the early recovery of the injured people.

The president stressed upon taking of practical steps to avert the occurrence of such incidents in the future.

Turning to Twitter, the premier wrote: “The provincial government should immediately investigate this tragic accident to find out the reasons”.

لسبیلہ میں بس حادثے کے نتیجے میں 40 سے زیادہ قیمتی جانوں کا زیاں یقینا قیامت صغریٰ سے کم نہیں۔ میری ہمدردیاں اور دعائیں متاثرہ خاندانوں کے ساتھ ہیں۔ صوبائی حکومت کو اس المناک حادثے کی فی الفور تحقیقات کروانی چاہیے تاکہ وجوہات کا پتہ چلایا جا سکے۔

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) January 29, 2023

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also expressed his heartfelt sorrow over the great loss.

He expressed sympathy with bereaved families and prayed for the high ranks of the departed souls.

Bilawal said the entire nation was saddened over the tragedy, adding that an investigation should be carried out to ascertain its facts to avoid any such accident in the future.