ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Production – Rana Tanveer Hussain– said that the investigation report about the fire incident at an oil tanker in Gaddani would be submitted within one week – duly fixing responsibility on those involved in negligence.
The seven-member committee headed Hussain proceeded for detailed visit of the ship on site. A high-level committee constituted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to investigate the causes leading to the incident also held its first meeting at Karachi, said a statement issued on Saturday.
The committee probed various stakeholders including the ship’s owner, labour union’s members and Environment Protection Department’ssenior officials among others.
The minister, in the end, affirmed to submit the investigation report within one week appropriately fixing responsibility and recommending ways to avert such disasters in future. He assured that appropriate action will be taken against those who are found negligent andthe ship breaking activity will soon restart at Gaddani.
