In this file photo, members of City Fire Services take part in rescue operation. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fire in Ali Enterprises - a garment factory in Baldia Town - burnt 259 people alive on September 11, 2012.
A two-member SHC bench, headed by Chief Justice Maqbool Baqir, took up the case today. 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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Rangers have asked SHC to keep the findings of the report secret due to the involvement of politicians in the attack.
During the hearing, the court ordered the concerned authorities to distribute cheques among the victims who haven't been given any financial support. It also asked the authorities to submit a report in one week time.
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Where are the NAMES ET, we Pakistani want the NAME Of the so called "politicians"
MQM loves the Army. Bhai sings about that every weekend. I think in the current scenario, MQM will be the only party accepting the JIT report.
Not sure if trolling myself.
Everyone knows who are the culprits.But nobody speaks.It is just social media through which we can at least share our feelings.But I am shocked why our media including news channels,tv shows,analysts and newspapers not mentioning these facts.I think if in this matter parties like ANP,PPP or any other party involved,stories might be different and these names would be in headlines.Shame on our media
Everybody know how JIT is made in this country with pistol on head of the culprit in which he can even admit murder of his father. You can't trust anyone whether politicians and LEA.
Corruption is the root cause of Pakistani situation. God Bless Pakistan
Oh, Ranger reports!!!
The part of report which says the accused stuff ballots for PS 114. For the record people MQM lost that seat, that seat was won by Irfan Marwat of PMLN which later on was proved was by cheating and the candidate was disqualified. One of many wrongs in the report
Is killing of 250 people (rather burning them) is less worst than killing 147 children in Peshawar?. MQM v/s Taliban???? What difference do they make???? City is blocked when one worker is hot down. Who will close the city on 250 deaths ???????
After the news broke that Rangers submitted its confidential report to Sindh High Court and also requested to keep the name of the political party secret which was behind Baldia factory Fire in which 259 people were burnt alive on September 11, 2012, it is very likely that Rangers may raid the political party's head office and may arrest some of its leaders and uncounted workers.
Time has come when Pakistan should get rid of the political party which is behind killing of 259 innocent poor citizens of Pakistan.
The leaders and its workers need no mercy at all and should be tried in the court of law.
I am optamistic that Sindh High Court one day may reveal the name of the political party involved in killing Baldia factory workers and it should be completely banned in the entire Pakistan.
We all know DG rangers is totally politicized. What ever they can't prove, they just further allude the minds of judicary and citizens to create ambiguity. If political party, name the individuals of those parties bring evidence and prove it. Alike slogan mongering from these politicans LEA are doing the same, playing the blame game. We the public are fed up of it.
PPP and MQM have literally destroyed Sindh.
All those concealing public information are abetting a crime. According to this report Judiciary has directed to keep names SECRET since names of politicians are involved. Why should that Judge or Judges not be removed and made to face the consequences. But who will do this? Your guess is as good as mine.
This means all MQM supporters have a hand in this murder of 259 innocent lives. Shame on us as a nation if we don't speak out. This is the worst that can happen. Please speak out. 259 human beings burnt alive.
Continue: The owners of the Baldia Factory, who have yet to pay compensation can get away with it if it's proven that the fire was a case of arson.Why didn't they come out in the open about Bhatta being the reason for arson in the last 2 years? 128 families still unpaid compensation. The Baldia factory case must be heard, compensation paid and culprits, tried and punished. Majority of the workers burned belonged to MQM.
Was not aware that paramilitary rangers force is an investigative agency as well; since when they have taken this task or it's a point scoring?
i believe farcical for the fact that firstly i know the kind of rangers officials stationed here my dads coursemate as rangers official was courtmartialled for immoral misconduct esp if mentioning taking bribes from pan wala to traders so i know i treat this news with contempt esp as alliance against provincial sindh govt gains its strength
Wow An other gem by rangers after 5000 NATO containers and Lyari is the most peaceful area of Karachi I really enjoy rangers reports who are in karachi from last 22 years with zero performance. Lets see in how much time rangers detract from this one like NATO containers and indian weapons.
With tears in my eyes, I wonder what kind of a nation we have become. This is the height of zulm and.......thats being done in our name, as we are the ones who vote for such zalims. In fact we are the real culprits. May Allah forgive us as a nation. Shame!
This time it is different party not MQM. This time it is a party which supplies labour force on contract basis and then forces the factory owners to either give bhatta or sell the factory to them.
Punjab based Rangers do it again and again! Accusing this party of missing 10,000 containers (which proved wrong in court later) and accusing it recently killing shia-sunni leaders etc. Rangers haven't learned their lesson.
Interpol must be contacted to arrest the chairman of this party.
Ohh my God! it means those who used to support this Karachi party, their calls were going at wrong number? Oh my God this can't be happen. An other wrong number. what a shame.
Blaming someone else without prove is an easy way out. In Pakistan this has become a trend. For electricity people blame Musharraf, then now Zardari.
Long before whenever there was a bomb blast or violence, the government use to blame RAW or India. This has become a habit of our agencies to close the chapter by blaming political party or someone killed by them in an encounter or just killed by them by accident or for an unknown reason. And put all the cases registered in their jurisdiction to close the file and to look good. What a pity. We are part of a country which have no law and order.
Please name them and take them to military courts.
Report should be made public and the political party ie MQM should be named. People have the right to know what their political parties are doing so that next time they have this in mind when they are voting.
Why the agencies are reluctant to name the culprits? they are themselves not cofident or use the secret reports to tame some of the named for their cause. People will continue to suffer unless this clandestine game becomes open. Justice Baqar is himself a vicitm, why become part of it.
They kept the name secret so they can use them in future and blackmail them. This is the condition of Security officials and courts in Pakistan. No one is fair and loves Pakistan. All they love is their greediness for money.
name the politicians
Karachiites should brace themselves for another strike+target killing showdown as 'Bhai' will be very angry after this!!!
MQM is so feared that they can't name it..