SHC seeks reports on Keamari gas leakage
Karachi
January 21, 2021
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the environmental watchdog of the province and the Ministry of National Food Security & Researchâs Department of Plant Protection (DPP) to submit detailed reports on the alleged gas leak in Keamari that claimed the lives of 17 people and affected hundreds.
Hearing a petition seeking an inquiry into the Keamari incident, a division bench of the SHC headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar asked a provincial law officer who was responsible for the gas leakage and what were the reasons for the deaths in the incident.