SC overturns convictions of two MQM workers in Karachi’s Baldia factory fire case

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SC overturns convictions of two MQM workers in Karachi’s Baldia factory fire case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the convictions of two MQM workers — Abdul Rehman Bhola, a former sector in-charge in the party’s organisational structure, and Zubair Chariya — for their alleged involvement in the Sept 11, 2012, Baldia factory fire in Karachi, which claimed more than 260 lives. Headed by Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmed, a three-judge Supreme Court bench, also comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Shakeel Ahmad, set aside the death sentences awarded...

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