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Army apologizes over the incident, 'Apology not enough' : Er. Rasheed | KNO

Monitors restoration of drinking water supply throughout the day

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Langate February 02 (KNO) : Appealing masses not to pay heed to rumors, AIP Supremo and MLA Langate Er. Rasheed monitored throughout day restoration of water supply in Mawer and adjoining areas after the entire drinking water was contaminated due to some poisonous chemical which got mixed with water flowing from Mawer Nallah, due to negligence of Army Camp located at Nawgam. Along with the officers of civil and police administration Er. Rasheed visited the entire area and during a joint meeting which was attended by top officials from the Civil and Police administration , army officers apologized over the incident and ensured that such incidents will be avoided in the future. However Er. Rasheed insisted on stern action against the culprits and an FIR was lodged over the issue in the local police station Qalamabad. Later while speaking at Friday congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid Mawer, Er. Rasheed assured people that all measures will be taken to ensure that people get pure drinking water and such incidents are not repeated in future. He also asked people not to be panic over the issue and urged administration not to play with the lives of people. It is tragic that tons of Trout Fish died because of the poison which army claims to be a chemical called Phenyl Formate (C7H6O2) a kind of disinfectant. Er. Rasheed reiterated during his speech that just an apology is not enough and stern action should be taken for playing with lives of human beings and aquatic animals.(KNO)

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