Our employees being harassed: Baldia Town factory owners

Shahid Bhaila, Arshad Bhaila appear in front of judicial tribunal, say they want to resolve the issue immediately.

KARACHI: Owners of the ill-fated factory in Baldia Town claimed on Monday that their employees were being harassed and added that they wanted to resolve the case immediately but were not being allowed to visit the factory, Express News reported.

Appearing in front of a judicial tribunal at the Sindh Secretariat, owners Shahid Bhaila and Arshad Bhaila said that the factory as well as its records are in the custody of investigative agencies.

The owners were recording their statements in front of the tribunal headed by Justice (retd) Zahid Qurban Alavi.

The owners said that they had no information about any chemical which allegedly caused the fire and added that eight of the factory workers are in police custody.

They further dispelled rumors that it was not pay-day when the factory caught fire.

Owners’ lawyer told the tribunal that his clients were not being given any protection from the authorities.