At least 10 women, belonging to the families of the victims who lost their lives in Karachi’s AbbasTown bombing, fell unconscious when they were served contaminated drinking water at a ceremony held to distribute cheques among the affected at the Sindh Chief Minister’s House on Tuesday.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was scheduled to distribute compensatory cheques among the families that lost their homes and loved ones in the bombing that killed 51 people and injured over 140.
The women, who were seated in the front row, asked the event organisers for water. Around 10 women fell unconscious after drinking the water that was served to them.
Later, the CM House’s spokesman said the water served by the caterers in event was harmful for health.
However, he said only two people including a woman and a man fell unconscious after drinking the water.