Investigation report about ship accident, within a week: Rana Sana

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah promised on Tuesday that the government would take strict action regarding the Greek Ship accident and that the investigation report would be submitted within a week by properly assigning blame to those responsible.

Speaking to media, he stated that a committee had been established in response to the Greek ship accident and had started its investigation under the strict instructions of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The investigation committee will deliver its report in a week, and the federal government will then take additional action, he continued.

He said the committee will ascertain facts of the Greece boat tragedy besides identifying loopholes and lapses in the legal mechanism in Pakistan that exposed precious human lives to the vagaries of human trafficking in this particular case and similar incidents in the past.

The committee will also analyze similar past incidents and actions will be taken according to the legal framework, adding,

International coordination will also help to prevent, control, and punish human smuggling in the future, he added.

The government will also review short-term and long-term legislation to curb the issue besides envisaging laws for giving penalties to the people responsible for such kinds of incidents, he further mentioned.