LAHORE: Spokesperson for Balochistan government, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, delivered a compensation cheque worth over Rs33 million for the Lahore blast victims on Monday to express solidarity with the people of Punjab.
The compensation was announced by the Balochistan chief minister for the heirs of martyrs and the injured of a blast occurring on Feb 13, 2017, at Charing Cross, Mall Road.
Anwaar-ul-Haq handed over the cheque to Malik Ahmad Khan, spokesman for the Punjab government.
Talking to the media, Kakar said that the compensation could not be a substitute for human life, but it was a token of love and care that the government and people of Balochistan have for the people of Punjab.
Malik Ahmed thanked the Balochistan government on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Punjab government.
