KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday admitted for hearing separate appeals of five convicts, challenging their sentences in the Baldia factory fire case. Last week, the two had moved the high court through their counsels against the sentence, contending the judgement was passed without observing the principles laid down by the Supreme Court. Abdul and Zubair blamed the factory owners for the fire, saying the factory doors were closed when the fire broke out. The verdict was announced after years of hearings and testimony from at least 400 witnesses. The slow pace of the trial frustrated victims’ families, who accused the police of failing to properly investigate and charge the real culprits.

Source: Pakistan Today October 12, 2020 09:45 UTC