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Sindh govt files review petition against acquitting Baldia Factory fire convicts
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: The Sindh government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry challenging the verdict that acquitted the accused in the Baldia factory fire case.
- The petition was submitted by Sindh Prosecutor General Shabbir Shah, seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit MQM workers Rehman Bhola and Zubair Charia.
- The Supreme Court had earlier allowed the appeals of Rehman alias Bhola and Zubair Charia, setting aside the judgments of the Anti-Terrorism Court and the Sindh High Court.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: The Sindh government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry challenging the verdict that acquitted the accused in the Baldia factory fire case.
The petition was submitted by Sindh Prosecutor General Shabbir Shah, seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit MQM workers Rehman Bhola and Zubair Charia.
The Supreme Court had earlier allowed the appeals of Rehman alias Bhola and Zubair Charia, setting aside the judgments of the Anti-Terrorism Court and the Sindh High Court. The court acquitted both men by extending them the benefit of the doubt.
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