Court slams govt for failing to appoint prosecutor in Baldia factory fire case

District and sessions court adjourns the hearing till July 4


Web Desk June 06, 2015
District and sessions court adjourns the hearing till July 4. PHOTO: AYESHA MIR/Express

KARACHI: Slamming the government for failing to take interest in Baldia factory fire tragedy, a district and sessions court in Karachi adjourned on Saturday the hearing of the case till July 4, Express News reported.

Fire in Ali Enterprises – a garment factory in Baldia Town – burnt 259 people alive on September 11, 2012.

District and sessions court judge Noshaba Qazi said the non-appointment of a special public prosecutor in the case clearly shows lack of interest on part of the government. The court, as a result, decided not to hear the case.

In February, Shazia Hanjrah had detached herself from the case as special public prosecutor, citing the lack of cooperation of the investigators.

Read: Baldia Factory Fire: Govt yet to appoint prosecutor

The court also issued a notification to newly appointed Investigation Officer Sajid Sadoozai today (June 6) and directed him to present the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report in the next hearing.

Rangers had earlier submitted a report to the Sindh High Court, revealing that the inferno was deliberate and members of a political party were behind it.

Read: Members of political party behind Baldia factory fire, Rangers tell SHC

A two-member SHC bench, headed by Chief Justice Maqbool Baqir, had taken up the case. The Rangers report submitted to the bench stated that a member of the accused political party admitted to setting the factory on fire along with his accomplices. The suspect was arrested by Rangers as part of the investigation into the inferno.

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