Showing its dissatisfaction over the assistance the Rangers’ prosecutor provided in appeals filed by convicts of Baldia factory fire case, the Sindh High Court (SHC) directed an additional prosecutor Sindh to review and plead appeals on behalf of the state. The direction was given on Monday by a two-member SHC bench, headed by Justice Muhammad … Read more
Muttahida Qaumi Movement MQM workers, Rehman Bhola, and Zubair alias Charya have challenged the death sentences, in the Sindh High Court handed to them in the Baldia factory arson case by an anti-terrorism court. According to the details, the appeals filed argued that the ATC ignored important evidence while announcing its verdict. They have asked … Read more
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi has sentenced to death two MQM workers, Rehman Bhola and Zubair alias Charya, for setting fire to a garments factory in Baldia Town in 2012 which claimed the lives of 259 people. The court acquitted Rauf Siddiqui, then-provincial minister for commerce and industries. The court had reserved its verdict on … Read more
Karachi Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) has delayed its verdict in the high-profile Baldia factory fire case till September 22. The incident that still terrifies hit headlines eight years ago when more than 260 workers were burnt alive when the multi-storey garment factory was set on fire in Baldia Town on September 11, 2012. Ten accused … Read more
