Building collapse: Rabita Committee censures Sindh govt

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's Rabita Committee expressed on Tuesday deep grief over the loss of lives in Lyari building collapse, stating that that it been two days since the incidents but authorities were still unable to rescue all those stuck in the rubble.

In a statement, the committee said that the delay in rescue work was "evidence of Sindh government's incompetence," demanding of the provincial government to inform the public of what the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) had been doing all the while.

"Where are the funds allocated for the PDMA spent?" the statement reads. It observed that while sufficient finds were allocate for the PDMA, so far, only law enforcement personnel were seen participating in the rescue operation.

The committee called for ending illegal constructions, making the PDMA functional and providing compensation to family affected by the recent building collapse.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 10^th, 2020.