Ayesha Omar ‘shattered’ by deaths during stampede in Karachi

Actor Ayesha Omar was extremely disturbed by a stampede in Karachi that claimed at least 12 lives. She prayed for the families of the deceased and asked God for guidance in order to be of help to others in the right way.

On Saturday, she re-shared a video discussing the harrowing news and wrote, “This is absolutely shattering. Ya Allah, please help and bless our nation. May their souls rest in peace. Please enlighten us with the correct way to help those in need without causing more suffering and please ease the pain of the those who lost their dear ones. Please guide us, our leaders and our government on how to follow, enable, formulate and implement rules to make everyone’s lives easier and more secure.Ameen.”

On Friday, a crowd stampeded during distribution of Zakat among the families of employees working at a private company in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate (SITE) area.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Keamari police said the injured had been shifted to the hospital while further investigation was under way. They added that most of the victims were women between 40 to 50 years of age.