Civil Aviation Minister debunks rumours of resignation

Civil Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan has debunked rumours regarding his resignation and said that neither was he asked to resign nor had he made such an offer.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore today (Thursday), he said that no one should be held accountable for the ill-fated PIA plane crash until the inquiry is completed in the matter.

The Civil Aviation Minister maintained that nobody’s fault or negligence has been identified yet. “I am visiting the families of all those killed in the plane crash, on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan,” he added.

Commenting on the bodies, Ghulam Sarwar informed that the bodies of seven crew members out of eight have been handed over to their heirs.

“We are striving for a transparent, fair and impartial inquiry regarding the regretful incident,” said the aviation minister.

Speaking about the compensation given to the victims’ families, Sarwar said about Rs1 million have been allotted for the bereaved families of the passengers, cabin crew and technicians.

“Three maids were critically burnt and endured serious injures in the incident. One of them, unfortunately passed away. Compensations have also been allotted for the injured and deceased residents of the crash site,” he said.

The minister went on to add that for the time being, the affected families have been provided accommodation at the PIA hotel.

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