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Baldia Town accused Rizwan Qureshi not affiliated with MQM: Rabitta Committee
KARACHI: The Rabitta Committee of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) said on Saturday that Rizwan Qureshi accused in the Baldia Town factory fire tragedy was not affiliated with the party. The statement of the Rabitta Committee emphasised the MQM had zero-tolerance for extortionists and other criminals. The party also appealed to the media to stop referring to Rizwan Qureshi as a member of the MQM. On Friday, the report of the joint investigation team (JIT) pertaining to the fire was submitted in the Sindh High Court along with the statement of a Rangers official according to which the information was disclosed by alleged MQM worker Rizwan Qureshi. The report stated that Rangers had recently arrested a prime suspect who confessed to setting the factory on fire intentionally along with a group of miscreants. Termed as the worst fire in Pakistan’s history, at least 250 employees were killed in Baldia Town factory which burnt down in 2012.
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