KARACHI: The primary assembly of the judicial fee investigating the Gul Plaza incident is underway in Karachi to debate the TORs, ARY Information reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
On the evening of Saturday, January 17, a large hearth broke out at Gul Plaza on MA Jinnah Highway, engulfing the industrial constructing and trapping dozens inside. The blaze raged for over 32 hours earlier than being introduced underneath management, exposing weaknesses within the metropolis’s emergency response system.
Sources report that the assembly is being held in Justice Agha Faisal’s chamber, with the participation of the Karachi Commissioner, Secretary of Regulation, and Secretary of Inside.
On Tuesday, Sindh authorities notified structure of an inquiry fee for probe into the lethal Gul Plaza hearth in Karachi.
Justice Agha Faisal had been appointed as the pinnacle of the inquiry fee tasked with probing into the incident, the provincial residence minister stated.
Residence Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar stated that the inquiry fee will probe into the development approval of Gul Plaza and the authorized standing of the lease.
“The fee may also totally examine concerning the constructing plan’s violations and obstacles in emergency exits within the constructing,” the minister stated.
Residence minister additionally referred to as for figuring out discrepancies in firefighting preparations and hearth security audit.
The minister stated that the fee may also look into the reason for hearth, circumstances and the pace of the rescue operation through the blaze.

