The mother of one of seventeen children who died after a gas cylinder exploded on a school bus, mourns near her child's casket. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The chief justice will hear the case on June 4.
The death toll rose today after one of the injured children succumbed to her injuries.
The schoolchildren and teachers were burnt to death on May 25 when their school van’s gas cylinder exploded in the Kot Fateh Din area of Gujrat, officials said.
The van was carrying students to Jinnah Public School in the Mangowal area of Gujrat from the city’s Kunjah neighbourhood when it caught fire.
The children were aged between five and 15 years.
Police said the fire appeared to have started when the driver of the dual-fuel vehicle switched from compressed natural gas (CNG) to gasoline.
The driver, who fled and left the van in flames, has been arrested in the city of Kharian.
Initial information said the driver had also kept petrol in a plastic bottle, as reserve fuel for emergency use, which may have contributed in intensifying the fire.
“We told the driver there was a very bad smell of gas leakage. But he did not listen and soon after the fire erupted,” a 10-year boy who survived the blaze said.
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will the honorable justice takes suo motu notice of Moulana Ludhiavani's love words for a specific sect of Islam or that's out of court's reach?
Is this rule of law or rule of judges?
One more sou motu from Mr. Sou Motu (CJP). What about the results of past sou motosssss, all cases are pending as usual. I pray to ALMIGHTY that he (CJP) should not get extention otherwise there will be loadssss of sou motu cases pending in the Supreme Court of Pakisan
Easy Notice. Just to remain popular in public.
What about Shia Killings in Pakistan. Courts are releasing terrorists on daily basis
These are dark ages of Pakistan. We should appreciate anyone who is doing anything for the the people of pakistan.
VoW! This must be a record of some sort i.e. the number of sou moto taken by the CJ to provide justice and NO ACTION actually taken.
The only Suo Moto which was expdeitously taken care of, was related to CJ's son who was acquitted despite clear trail showing his spending in excess of his earnining powers.
CM should be brought to court and other responsible should be strictly raprimanded.
and after few weeks he will forget to close this sou moto.
Another suo motu …. Despite taking fruitless suo motu, CJP should concentrate his energies to curb the corruption in lower courts so the system starts to work and justice is prevailed. Cherry picking incidents will not help people get justice; it is by getting the house (the whole judicial system) in order that can fear can be put in hearts of law breakers.
I thought 'Suo Motu' was dead, since there was no action on recount of 'people's vote'.
Tribune, your reporting is annoying. Please get the facts right. Earlier you reported that the CNG gas cylinder was intact and now it is reported to have exploded. When did this happen?
The case will be pursued for a few days in SC as long as it is still alive in the media. Then it will be put on the back-burner and other frivolous and politically motivated cases will be taken up.
and here comes another addition to the tally of suo motu notices. I bet verdict will not come on this one either
what about the previous suo moto actions?
And who will take suo Motu for brutal killing of MQMs working in rangers custody?