QUETTA:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed that the heroic oil tanker driver, Muhammad Faisal, who drove a burning tanker away from a populated area to save lives, be invited to Islamabad and awarded a prize.
“No appreciation is sufficient to praise this spirit of saving the lives of thousands of people whilst risking his own life,” the premier said. PM Shehbaz further directed Head of Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi to telephone the driver.
On behalf of the premier, Salman Sufi paid tributes to Faisal for his courage.
On Wednesday, Faisal drove a burning tanker away from a populated area on the provincial capital’s Qambrani road to save lives.
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In what seemed like a scene from a movie, Faisal drove off his vehicle when it caught fire at a petrol pump.
“I thought now the oil tanker will explode and I will die,” Faisal said as the video of him driving went viral on media.
Heroic oil tank driver, Muhammad Faisal’s selfless act of driving his burning vehicle away from a petrol pump went viral on social media.
Faisal who hails from #Quetta recalled the nerve-wracking terrifying moments, “I thought now the oil tanker will explode and I will die.” pic.twitter.com/cyMAWRUot6
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) June 8, 2022
Recalling the horrifying moments, he said: “When I saw the fire I rushed to drive away despite the roaring flames.”
As the people saw thick black smoke rising from the tanker and flames, they pleaded with the driver to stop the vehicle.
“My primary concern was to save human lives,” the determined tanker driver said who chose to put his life at great risk driving the burning vehicle for around two kilometres.