Baldia factory fire case: SHC upholds death sentences of MQM’s activists

The Sindh High Court (SHC) upholds the death sentences of MQM’s activists in the Baldia Factory Fire Case.

On Monday, SHC announced verdicts on appeals of two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) against their death sentences, upholding the decision of the anti-terrorism court, in the Baldia factory fire case.

The appeals were heard by the SHC division bench headed by Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha, who reserved the judgment on August 29.

Furthermore, the SHC in its verdict also rejected the government’s appeal against the acquittal of four accused, including MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui, Umar Hasan Qadri, Dr Abdul Sattar Khan, and Iqbal Adeeb Khanum for want of evidence.

the SHC in its verdict today accepted factory employees and gatekeepers — Shahrukh, Fazal Ahmed, Arshad Mehmood, and Ali Mohammad appeals against their sentences and declared the sentences void.

Factory employees and gatekeepers — Shahrukh, Fazal Ahmed, Arshad Mehmood, and Ali Mohammad were sentenced to life imprisonment by the ATC.

ATC had sentenced MQM activists Abdul Rehman and Zubair to death under charges of murder, extortion, arson, and terrorism.

The two had filed appeals against the ATC verdict in the province’s top court.