<img title="File photo of the oil tanker fire and its remains. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jun/pak-lahore.jpg" alt="File photo of the oil tanker fire and its remains. Pic/AFP" width="670" height="407" /> File photo of the oil tanker fire and its remains. Pic/AFP
Pakistan yesterday ordered Shell Pakistan to pay at least $2.4 million in compensation after more than 200 people were killed when one of its tankers overturned and exploded in a devastating inferno last month.
The tanker contracted by Royal Dutch Shell's local subsidiary crashed on a main highway in central Punjab province while carrying some 50,000 litres of fuel from Karachi to Lahore on June 25. It exploded minutes later, sending a fireball through crowds from a nearby village.
"The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has found Shell Pakistan responsible for the oil tanker incident and imposed a fine of 10 million rupees on it," authority spokesman Imran Ghaznavi said.
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Pakistan yesterday ordered Shell Pakistan to pay at least $2.4 million in compensation after more than 200 people were killed when one of its tankers overturned and exploded in a devastating inferno last month.

Pakistan orders Shell to pay at least USD 2.4 million after tanker fire

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