The prime minister, who was in London on his private trip, also instructed all the concerned authorities to provide the best available medical treatment to the victims.
By observing seriousness of the incident, Sharif who was scheduled to return home on June 30 cut short his London trip and decided to return on Sunday night.
"Winding up his engagements in London, the PM has decided to immediately return back to country because terror attacks on Friday and oil tanker fire tragedy have grieved the nation immensely," said a statement from Prime Minister Office.
Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab Province, has announced a compensation package of 2 million rupees (19,100 U.S. dollars) for each of the killed and 1 million rupees (9,550 U.S. dollars) for each of the injured.
A forensic team has also reached Victoria Hospital to conduct DNA test of the bodies for recognition.
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