ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi informed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that financial assistance of Rs1 million had been announced for each bereaved family, while Rs300,000 would be provided to each injured person in Peshawar school tragedy.
The KP Governor held meeting with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto at Zardari House in Islamabad on Thursday.
Bilawal Bhutto has called for effective measures to prevent a recurrence of tragic incidents like the Peshawar school tragedy, in which 33 students and two teachers lost their lives.
During the meeting, the Governor briefed Bilawal on the tragic incident in Peshawar, informing him that the school owner had been taken into custody for initial investigation.
Kundi said he had formed an inquiry committee to determine the causes of the incident and identify those responsible. The committee would submit its report to him by Thursday morning, he added.
He said he had visited the site of the incident and offered condolences to the grieving families after attending the funeral prayers of the deceased students and teachers.
Expressing deep sorrow over the tragedy, Bilawal stressed the need for effective measures to ensure that such heartbreaking incidents did not happen again.
During the meeting, the Governor also briefed the PPP chairman on measures being taken to eliminate terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said that special steps had been taken to boost the morale of police personnel fighting terrorism on the front lines. Salaries of police personnel in the province had been increased, while plots had also been allotted to the families of police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty, he added.
Kundi further said that financial assistance for police personnel injured while on duty had been increased from Rs100,000 to Rs1.5 million.
He added that compensation for police personnel who suffered permanent disabilities while fighting terrorists had been increased from Rs500,000 to Rs5 million.
Bilawal appreciated the welfare measures taken for police personnel who were bravely fighting terrorists on the front lines.
He said lasting peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was essential for the province’s prosperity and development.
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