Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar has asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the injured children who disabled due to electricity wires and make the K-Electric bound to provide convenience to citizens and not the cause of concern.
He said this while talking to media representative on his visit to civil hospital to see 8-year-old Umer and 13-year-old Haris. Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saif ur Rehman, Senior Director Coordination Masood Alam, Director Media Management Ali Hassan Sajid, Incharge of burns ward Dr Ahmer and others were also present on the occasion.
Mayor Karachi expressed sorrow and sympathy to the parents of children. He said this incident is very painful and tragic. He said MQM and KMC stands with them and if needed a person from their family will be given job in KMC. He also demand that strict action against the K Electric and said that the Chief Justice take suo moto notice of this incident and provide justice to citizen of Karachi.
He said high tension wires were passing through so near to homes and became dangerous for people in Karachi. He said such laws should be made through which the injured and family of those killed in such accidents given the compensation in case they get electric current. It is pertinent to mention here that 8-year-old Umer and 13-year-old Haris have lost their arms due to getting electric current and their families are quite having hard time due to this incident.