Six MQM men placed on ECL over Baldia fire

The names included Syed Javed Shakil, Mohammed Rizwan Qureshi, Hammad Siddiqui, Abdul Rahman alias Bhola, Asghar Baig and Majid Baig.

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Published: Sat 21 Feb 2015, 11:40 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 Jun 2015, 8:45 PM

Islamabad — The interior ministry has placed six names, including those of five Baldia factory fire suspects described as senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists in a joint investigation team (JIT) report, on the Exit Control List, Dawn reported on Friday quoting a Sindh home department official.

The  official said the provincial authorities received confirmation from Islamabad and the names of all the six people, which had been recommended by the police investigators for further investigation, were placed on the ECL and all the institutions concerned were informed about it.

“The names included Syed Javed Shakil, Mohammed Rizwan Qureshi, Hammad Siddiqui, Abdul Rahman alias Bhola, Asghar Baig and Majid Baig,” he said. “Suggested by the Sindh government on Karachi police recommendations, these names have been endorsed by the Interior Ministry.”

“The list was released immediately,” he added.

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