KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to Principal Secretary of Prime Minster Raja Pervez Ashraf for his alleged involvement in influencing Baldia Town Factory fire case that led to the death of over 290 people in Karachi, the media reported on Monday.
According to reports, a petition has been submitted in the court by a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) requesting the court to declare the interference by the Prime Minister as illegal, following which the court issued notices to four concerned authorities including Ayub Qazi, the Principal Secretary of Prime minister, Chief secretary Sindh, IG Sindh, and Home Secretary.
All of them have been directed to appear before the court on February 14.
It may be mentioned that the murder charges against the factory owners had been dropped on the directives of PM Ashraf.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2013
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