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Supreme Court acquits accused in Baldia Factory fire case
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court acquitted Rehman Bhola and Zubair alias Charia in 2012 Baldia Factory fire case on Wednesday.
- A three-member bench headed by Justice Shahzad Malik granted appeals of the two accused against their conviction in the case.
- The accused were alleged of killing 259 victims burnt to death on September 11, 2012, in the factory fire incident in Karachi’s Baldia locality.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court acquitted Rehman Bhola and Zubair alias Charia in 2012 Baldia Factory fire case on Wednesday.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Shahzad Malik granted appeals of the two accused against their conviction in the case.
The accused were alleged of killing 259 victims burnt to death on September 11, 2012, in the factory fire incident in Karachi’s Baldia locality.
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