KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the federal and Sindh governments to submit their responses till March 11 over deaths due to toxic gas leakage in Kemari after serving notices to both.
A constitutional petition filed by resident of Karachi, states that toxic gas leakage in Kemari claimed as many as 14 lives, but no one is accepting the responsibility.
“Investigation should be ordered to unveil the negligence and compensation should be paid to heirs of the victims”, the plea reads.
The SHC maintaining the plea, served notices to the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) authorities, federal government, Sindh government and Sindh Environmental Agency.
The aforesaid respondents have been asked to submit their response till March 11.
At least 14 people from different parts of Keamari died and over 400 were taken to hospitals for treatment reportedly after inhaling toxic gas that leaked from a soybean ship at the KPT.
