Federal Communications Minister Asad Mahmood suspended six government officials in one day after 20 people died in a roadside accident near Sehwan Toll Plaza on the Indus Highway.
Earlier, the minister had constituted a two-member inquiry committee to investigate the incident. The committee found six officers guilty of negligence. These officers include four officers of the National Highway Authority and two officers of the Motorway Police.
Acting on the recommendations of the inquiry body, the minister suspended 6 of them, including Director National Highways Authority (NHA) South Abdul Quddus Sheikh, Deputy Director Dadu Zulfikar Sheikh, Assistant Director Akhlaq Haider Shah and Inspector Abid Hussain.
The minister also directed departmental action against all the suspended officers.
Funeral prayers of 20 people who died in a van accident on Sehwan Road were offered in Khairpur.
The ill-fated van fell into a ditch near Sehwan Toll Plaza on November 17, killing 20 people, including 12 children.
President, Prime Minister Sad
President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed grief over the loss of precious lives in the traffic accident.
In their separate messages, the President and the Prime Minister expressed their condolences to the families of the deceased.
At least 20 people were killed when a passenger van fell into a floodwater ditch near Sehwan district on Thursday.
