By APP
Islamabad : The coffins of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers, who died in the tragic October 18 bomb blast in Karachi, have now been sent to Larkana for burial.
The nominated Sindh chief minister, Qaim Ali Shah took charge of the coffins from the Edhi mortuary and carried them to Larkana leading a caravan of 20 coffins, which comprise of 4 unidentifiable persons’ corpses and 16 persons’ body parts. These coffins would be buried in Larakana after funeral prayers, private news channel Geo reported.
Prior to the departure for Larkana, Qaim Ali Shah said that the PPP has already paid compensations to all the heirs of the martyrs.
As for the delayed burial, he said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto had directed for their earliest burial and had given land at Larkana in the compound of the mausoleum of Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto for this purpose. But the police insisted for conducting DNA test of these corpses, which delayed the burial.