Lahore:
Railway minister Hanif Abbasi on Saturday announced a compensation of RS5.2 million for their families along with railway jobs for their children.
He announced that the Railway Police’s constables will now work on a paycheck and Asis in scale-11, which brings their wages and benefits in accordance with the Punjab police.
Abbasi said despite several challenges that the government is obliged to make Pakistan Railways profitable and effective. He noted that he has only been responsible for 10 to 12 days, but has already been pressing for reforms.
Abbasi, which announced the compensation package for the victims during a press conference in Lahore, said: “The rail package we have advertised is RS5.2 M [as railway employees]”
He noted that such a large number of suicide bombers were never seen before in Quetta and called on the entire nation to unite.
The minister accused Imran Khan’s PTI of receiving billions of rupees from India to malignant Pakistan army.
Abbasi, which belongs to the ruling PML-N, approached a news conference during a visit to Pakistan-Jernbanen’s headquarters in Punjab’s provincial capital, which belongs to the ruling PML-N that the “Pti-Brigadet” and India spread a toxic propaganda against the armed forces in the March 11, Peshawar-bound took off terrorists in Balcohistan’s district.
“While the nation is taking care of the Jaffar Express tragedy, a political party has used the same language as India,” Hanif Abbasi said on Saturday.
“The PTI brigade and the Indians have targeted the army. Billions of rupees are given to the PTI brigade to launch such targeted attacks,” he claimed.
According to the minister, those who flee and curse Pakistan are rewarded with millions “and even a house”. “The people who beam against Pakistan are the ones that Pakistan has given recognition,” he added.
Abbasi said PML-N President Nawaz Sharif was facing prison several times, but his party never cursed state institutions. He said there is a particular group who, for the sake of power, talked about bombing Pakistan and even sitting with the enemy.
The PML-N leader said Pakistan is the only nuclear power in the Muslim world, and this fact was disturbing for a number of powers. He said the country’s enemies were also disturbed by China -Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
