KARACHI: (HRNW) Sindh High Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the efforts to bring Hammad Siddiqui and other accused of Baldia Factory Fire to country.
The high court bench was hearing Baldia factory fire implementation case with regard to bringing proclaimed offender Hammad Siddiqui and other accused back to home to face the law.
Deadly factory fire in Karachi’s Baldia Town on September 11, 2012, had claimed lives of over 260 people.
The court ordered blocking passports and national identity cards of accused Hammad Siddiqui, Taqi Haider Shah and Khurram Nisar.
The bench summoned report from the NADRA and Secretary Foreign Affairs by October 02.
The court also issued show cause notice to foreign secretary for his failure to appear before the court despite repeated summons.
Federal Ministry of Interior in its reply to the court said that the federal government initiates process of issuing red notice on a request from provincial government. “The government had issued a red warrant for Hammad Siddiqui on the request of Sindh government on January 26, 2017,” interior ministry said in its reply. “The red warrant was expired after completion of five years,” ministry replied.
“The red warrant was extended by five years on September 1st, 2021, and it is still functional,” ministry replied. “A letter has been written to the UAE and other countries on September 16, 2023. Abu Dhabi government replied that Hammad Siddiqui has left the country in 2017,” interior ministry said.
“Steps are being taken for arrest of Hammad Siddiqui with the assistance of the Interpol,” it added.