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A Pakistan man walks past the burnt Baldia garment factory, where at least some 260 people died in 2012, in Karachi on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP
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The families of three victims of the 2012 Baldia factory fire have filed a suit against the factory owners seeking compensation of Rs14.6 million.
The application has been filed by Amna, Rehmat Ali, Ghulam Sarwar in a District West sessions court.
Karachi’s unsolved terror cases bred more terrorism in 2020
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Police personnel investigate the attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange. File photo
The year 2020 has not been good for the citizens of Karachi in terms of peace, as the city suffered several acts of terrorism after the activation of sleeper cells of different militant organisations, while the law enforcement agencies are yet to solve these cases and bring the groups behind all the violence to justice.
The brazen attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) aiming to hurt the country’s economy as well as its relations with China, which has been developing a game-changing international business corridor in partnership with Pakistan, was a major terror attack to have occurred in Karachi on June 29.
Quick recap: Was 2020 a peaceful year for Karachi?
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A bird s eye view of the port city. Photo: Geo. tv/File
The brazen attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange was a major terror attack in Karachi on June 29.
On October 10, Maulana Prof Dr Muhammad Adil Khan and his driver were murdered in Shah Faisal Colony.
The metropolis also suffered over half a dozen cases of other attacks carried out on police and Rangers officials.
KARACHI: Karachiites did not have a peaceful 2020 as it witness several acts of terrorism after the activation of sleeper cells of different militant organisations.
According to a news report published in