verdict in the Baldia tragedy case
The Sindh High Court gave a safe verdict in the Baldia tragedy case
The court rejected the bail pleas of Rahman Bhola and Zubair Charia
The Sindh High Court ordered to maintain the death sentence of the accused
The government's appeals against the acquittal of Rauf Siddiqui and others were also rejected
The court accepted the appeals of the four accused who were sentenced to life imprisonment
The Sindh High Court acquitted the other 4 accused in the Baldia tragedy case
A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court had reserved the verdict on August 29
ATC Karachi sentenced 2 accused to death in 2020
On this occasion, MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui while talking to the media said that it has been decided that we are innocent
Now give some reward for innocence
260 people were burned to death in the Baldiya tragedy
I stand by my speech in the Sindh Assembly
TIME LINE BALDIA FACTORY
Eleven years have passed since the fire in the textile factory in Baldia Town, Karachi, in which 264 people were burnt alive.
The main accused of the tragedy and former MQM sector in-charge Abdul Rehman Bhola and Zubair Charia were sentenced to death by the Anti-Terrorism Court.
The accused filed an appeal against the decision in the Sindh High Court, on which the court reserved the decision on August 29
A dangerous fire at Ali Enterprises on Hub River Road claimed 264 lives. A case of the incident was first registered at the Site B police station against the factory owners, Site Limited and government agencies.
Various investigative committees were formed and a judicial commission was also established, but no conclusion could be reached. In 2014, Arshad Bhaila, the factory owner.
Shahid Bhaila. And Abdul Aziz went to Dubai
On February 6, 2015, the Rangers submitted a report to the court that Rizwan Qureshi, the accused arrested in the illegal arms case from Clifton, has revealed that the factory was not set on fire, and the reason for this was the non-payment of Rs 20 crore demanded from the factory owners.
The payment was made.
According to the JIT report of the accused, Hammad Siddiqui ordered to set fire to Rehman alias Bhola, who along with his accomplices, set fire to him for non-payment. In 2015, a JIT headed by DIG Sultan Khawaja was formed which went to Dubai to investigate the factory owners who confessed that they had been extorted
BALDIA FACTORY 11TH YEARS
Eleven years have passed since Baldia factory tragedy. 264 people lost their lives in the tragic incident. The family members say that those responsible should be severely punished
The grief of losing loved ones. Still fresh today. 11th Anniversary Celebration
Every eye is filled with tears. The families of those who lost their lives in the tragic tragedy still remember the tragedy
The relatives said that those responsible should be severely punished
A social leader working for workers said that the conditions of the factories are not good even today. It is necessary to pay attention to this aspect
Zahra Khan Head Home Based Women Workers Federation
Speaking at the ceremony, the speakers said that it is the responsibility of the government to protect the rights of the workers
The case was first tried in the City Court, then on the instructions of the Supreme Court, the case was tried in the Anti-Terrorism Court.
In December 2016, Rehman Bhola was arrested in Bangkok. The case was framed in 2016. Statements of 400 witnesses were recorded.
On October 2019, the Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced the main accused in the case, Rehman Bhola and Zubair Charia, to death, while Hammad Siddiqui was declared an advertiser
Other accused involved in the case, Rauf Siddiqui, Omar Hassan Qadri, Dr. Abdul Sattar and Iqbal Adeeb Khanum were acquitted.
Rehman Bhola and Zubair Charia, the main accused in the Baldia tragedy case, challenged the decision of the Anti-Terrorism Court in the Sindh High Court.
A two-member bench of the
Sindh High Court reserved its decision on the appeal of the accused on August
29 this year after the arguments of the parties were completed