Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow over the heart-rending deaths of around 16 school-going children in an incident of fire eruption in a school van in Gujrat. He said that such incidents had been taking place every now and then but no road safety mechanisms were put in place by the concerned authorities to protect the lives of students and commuters. He termed the incident as a great tragedy, which has saddened the entire nation. He condoled with the bereaved parents and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls in peace.

Meanwhile Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, and Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi expressed their deep grief and sorrow on the loss of precious lives and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls in peace and give patience to the bereaved families to bear the loss of their near and dear ones.