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Compensation claims filed against Baldia factory owners
Advocate for factory employees fails to appear
Court will record the statements of the accused at the next hearing
Court couldn’t record the statement of last witness due to absence of accuseds' counsels
Special public prosecutor says the case is nearing conclusion with only one more witness statement left to be recorded
Says the factory owners were nominated as accused due to MQM's influence
Prosecutor says only two more witness statements left to be recorded
Unions stress that real change will only occur if labourers are taken in account
Prime suspect Rehman Bhola prayed the court to direct the owners to come in person to record their statement
Defence lawyers told to come prepared on next hearing