Karachi: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the Air Blue management to submit compensation cheques along with the list of victims’ families and an affidavit in the court.
The hearing regarding delay in compensation money to the families of Air Blue victims was held in the Karachi Registry of the Supreme Court on Saturday.
The victims’ families informed the court that as many as 147 people were killed in the Air Blue crash and the company had to pay Rs5 million to each victim family. However, the compensation amount could not be paid despite passing of eight years.
The court sought why the amount could not be compensated so far. The Air Blue officials informed the court that majority of the victims’ families had been compensated and only few victims’ families have left.
The court remarked those have left the company to submit their compensation checques in the court.
