Baldia Factory Fire Case: Non-bailable warrants issued for Qureshi

KARACHI: For the fourth time, a district and sessions court issued on Wednesday non-bailable arrest warrants for suspected target killer Rizwan Qureshi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker has been absconding since a joint investigation team (JIT) report quoted him telling the 'inside story' of the Baldia factory fire in January. According to the report submitted by the Rangers to the Sindh High Court, the fire at Ali Enterprises started over the orders of MQM's senior officials. It shifted the trajectory of the case, which was earlier seen as an accident, to a terrorism act, prompting the authorities to carry out a re-investigation. The newly appointed judge at the judicial complex court inside the central prison also issued warrants for the suspect's guarantors, who have reportedly gone in hiding after appearing before the court only once.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2015.