Thursday, December 10, 2009

Govt to reconstruct Moon Market, compensate victims

The steps of the Punjab Government are laudable and must be strengthened by financial contributions from  private sector as well as civil society. Now, the real task for a citizen group is to be able to monitor the process of compensations from public announcements to the actual disbursement to increase the transparency of the process. 


Daily Times, Thursday, December 10, 2009, LAHORE: The Punjab government announced Rs 300,000 in compensation for the families of victims of the Moon Market blasts, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told reporters that the government would bear thue costs of their medical treatment. He also announced the government’s decision to reconstruct the market and announced a comprehensive survey to assess the damage incurred. daily times monitor

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