Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Thursday that the provincial govt decided to hold a judicial inquiry into the deadly Gul Plaza fire, which claimed the lives of 80 people.
The Gul Plaza incident will be investigated through a judicial commission, and the government has decided to write a letter to the chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC), he added.
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Sharjeel Memon, who also holds the portfolio of information minister, said the SHC top judge will be requested to appoint a serving judge to probe the Gul Plaza incident.
Karachi’s largest fire in more than a decade broke out on January 17 and quickly spread through the sprawling shopping complex, famous for its 1,200 family-owned stores selling wedding clothes, toys, crockery, and other goods.
