Abdul Rehman Bhola
Coverage of Abdul Rehman Bhola in the Nexus archive.
- After SC verdict, families of Baldia factory fire victims seek answers
The Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists in the Baldia Town factory fire case, leading families of victims and labor organizations to demand accountability for institutional failures. The court's decision has reopened questions about the role of factory owners and government departments in the 2012 tragedy that killed over 260 workers.
- SC overturns convictions of two MQM workers in Karachi’s Baldia factory fire case
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of Abdul Rehman Bhola and Zubair Chariya, two MQM workers convicted in the 2012 Baldia factory fire case. The court granted them the benefit of the doubt, nullifying prior rulings by an anti-terrorism court and the Sindh High Court that upheld the death penalty for their alleged involvement in murder, extortion, arson, and terrorism.