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                                                            Owners told to file asset details by Nov 26On September 25, SHC had ordered the proprietors to submit particulars of owned properties. 
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                                                            Three officials granted pre-arrest bailNon-bailable arrest warrants were issued against the suspects on Nov 14. 
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                                                            Factory fire tribunal: ‘Negligence’ lands officials in hot waterCourt adds four institutional heads as suspects as final charge-sheet submitted. 
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                                                            Karachi factory fire: Court orders restoration of owners' frozen accountsCourt also rejected police reports portraying government bodies as innocent. 
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                                                            Factory fire case: Court orders registration of factories across SindhSeeks inspection report on safety protocols at all industrial units within 20 days. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire case: SHC seeks reports on DNA tests, compensation moneyCourt also orders registration of all unregistered factories across Sindh. 
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                                                            Information cells set up to handle complaints from families of victimsWhereabouts of 61 workers are unknown, while Edhi morgue has 27 unidentified bodies 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Govt given seven days to complete DNA testingSindh High Court demands inspections of Karachi factories and files contempt cases against owners of Ali Enterprises. 
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                                                            Defence wants owners to be freed as police ask for 4th extension to complete probeCourt grants police another seven days to submit final charges, fixes next hearing for November 12. 
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                                                            Italy-based firm under fire for Karachi factory disasterRINA issued a safety certification to Ali Enterprises three weeks before incident. 
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                                                            Baldia fire tribunal report ready, to be made public once CM decidesOver 40 testimonies recorded, findings kept secret۔ 
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                                                            German firm to compensate Karachi factory fire victimsKik has agreed to pay initially 500,000 euros, would soon pay another half-a-million euros, says NTUF head. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire case: Court extends deadline for final list of charges to Nov 2Investigating officer says police still waiting for reports from organisations, data from factory. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: SHC suspends owners’ remand into police custodyLower court had granted two-day custody to police on Thursday. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Court remands owners into ‘dusk to dawn’ police custodySuspects are to be medically examined before and after interrogation. 
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                                                            Baldia fire case: Court orders jailer to present factory ownersSuperintendent issued show-cause notice to submit a reply and bring the suspects to the court on October 23. 
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                                                            Baldia factory tragedy: JI will pay for orphans till MatricThe orphaned girls would be fully assisted till they complete their education. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Two witnesses testify factory doors were openCourt orders police to provide protection to Muhammad Zubair and Abdul Majeed. 
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                                                            Factory fire: Govt told to speed up victims’ identificationSindh High Court orders authorities to come up with the amount of compensation paid. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Two of three Ali Enterprises owners sent to jailThe police’s request for more time to question the Bhaila family is turned down. 
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                                                            Karachi factory fire: Court rejects bail plea of two factory ownersArshad Bhaila and Shahid Bhaila arrested by police in Karachi. 
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                                                            Baldia factory investigation: Gates were closed on orders of owners when fire started, say witnessesPolice submit interim challan to court, complaining of lack of cooperation from other depts. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: 22 days later, some victims remain unidentifiedTrade unionists, families ask government to speed up DNA matching process. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: With only 4 days to go, Adil’s wedding plans cut short22-year-old was killed in the factory fire while waiting for the salary to buy his sherwani. 
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                                                            Baldia fire: Court grants interim bail to factory ownersThe bail was set at Rs1 million each for Abdul Aziz Bhaila and his sons Arshad Bhaila and Shahid Bhaila. 
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                                                            Karachi fire: Owners of Baldia Town factory granted interim bailGeneral manager of factory remanded in judicial custody till October 3, 2012. 
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                                                            Workers’ safety and rights issuesThe Baldia Town inferno has brought into focus a lingering obliviousness to occupational safety, labour right issues. 
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                                                            Ill fated Baldia factory's GM remanded to police custodyGeneral Manager Mansoor Ahmed along with eight other accused handed over to police till October 1, 2012. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Fire station in SITE hasn’t had water in years over unpaid billsFormer administrator Faheem Zaman speaks out at HRCP discussion on Ali Enterprises tragedy. 
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                                                            Baldia factory: Architect’s licence was cancelled in 2001The architect joined the council on March 7, 1986 but his license was cancelled on January 21, 2001. 
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                                                            Toxic fumes caused the most deaths: Autopsy reportsDoctors state carbon monoxide poisoning and improper ventilation led to most deaths. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Short circuit may have caused the fire, says fire brigadeThe chief fire officer says that power surges in factories often lead to infernos. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Who is architect Qamar Uddin?His name is on the blueprint but the licence numbers don’t match and he should be dead technically. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Lazy fire brigade to blame for tragedy, say ownersTwo-member tribunal hears employers for the first time. 
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                                                            Our employees being harassed: Baldia Town factory ownersShahid Bhaila, Arshad Bhaila appear in front of judicial tribunal, say they want to resolve the issue immediately. 
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                                                            Please sir, see the lightAs an awami prime minister, one would have expected you to stand with the people. You have disappointed me. 
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                                                            Karachi factory fire: LHC grants factory owners protective bailKhan argued before the court that his client wanted to approach the concerned court for bail. 
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                                                            Baldia factory fire: Inspector says extortion not a cause, lays blame on ownersForensic dept said that it did not have equipment to investigate the blaze. 
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                                                            Karachi factory fire: Court grants protective bail to owners till October 1Abdul Aziz Bhaila and his sons Arshad Bhaila, Shahid Bhaila pay Rs 0.5 m as surety bond each. 
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                                                            For priceless lives, Karachi factories fined just British-era penalty of Rs500Labour department and SITE can never get factories to reverse violations. 
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                                                            The truth behind the flamesSindh government tribunal, set up to inquire into reasons for the blaze has not come any closer to the truth thus far. 
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                                                            Factory inferno: Ali Enterprises’ assets frozen on SBP ordersThe move to freeze the assets comes six days after the actual incident. 
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                                                            Factory fire: Closed doors made it worse, says witnessMachine operator Umer said he had tried to reach the exit doors but all three gates were closed. 
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                                                            Sindh governor, not CM, called off factory checks in 1999, tribunal toldPower officials claim widespread corruption by electric and boiler inspectors led to the decision. 
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                                                            Burnt factories, charred lives and shop floorsShop floor conditions in factories in Pakistan vary, writes one expert۔ 
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                                                            Factory fire investigation: Men arrested after calls traced from owners’ cellThe detainees, reportedly affiliated with a political party, were taken to an undisclosed location for questioning. 
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                                                            Investigation reports on Karachi inferno to be filed todayOfficers of govt departments concerned to depose before judicial commission. 
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                                                            All workers from Baldia factory to get Rs3,600 in pensions, says EOBIFactory owners are responsible for registering staff, says DG. 
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                                                            Fire dept’s report on Baldia factory blaze is ‘laughable', say civil society groupsPMA has prepared a list of 10 recommendations to prevent mishaps. 
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                                                            Karachi factory inferno: Rehman Malik points to possibility of sabotageBlames owners for criminal negligence, says incident could be an inside job. 
 
    



















































