Two Pakistan children who were hospitalised for treatment after a fire broke out in their apartment last week, have been released from the hospital, Daily Times can reveal.
The fire that broke out in Sharjah claimed the lives of a father and his daughter while his wife and other children were hospitalised.
According to officials, the children, nine-year-old Asma Khan and six-year-old Ahmed Khan were handed over to their relatives in the UAE, after they were discharged from the hospital.
However, the wife of the deceased was still hospitalised and undergoing treatment.
Muhammad, an official at the Consulate general of Pakistan said they were still waiting for the forensic report before they proceeded further with documents of the family as some of the family members’ passports were burnt in the fire.
“We are in touch with the officials and the deceased relatives and following up the case closely,” Muhammad said on Tuesday.
Recently, a Consulate General of Pakistan, Dubai, team led by Community Welfare Attaché Imran Shahid visited the hospital and met the doctors and brother-in-law of Imran Khan, Zaheer.
Muhammad said that relatives of the victims want to repatriate the deceased’s bodies to Lahore for burial, which will be sent once the procedures are completed by the authorities.
There are currently 1.7 million Pakistani nationals living and working in Dubai and the Northen Emirates.
The South Asian diaspora is the second largest community in the UAE and a major contributor to the local economy as well as a major contributor to their country’s remittances.
By Desmond Nleya, Daily Times
