Gul Plaza
Coverage of Gul Plaza in the Nexus archive.
- Prosecution seeks inclusion of Gul Plaza inquiry report in charge sheet
The prosecution has returned the Gul Plaza case charge sheet for the third time due to the investigating officer's failure to include the judicial commission’s report and address prior defects. The IO charged six individuals, including union officials and a shop owner, under multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, but the prosecution criticized the lack of detailed findings and failure to incorporate recommendations from the Justice Agha Faisal-led commission.
- Six months on, police fail to submit charge sheet in Gul Plaza fire case
Police have not submitted the final charge sheet in the Gul Plaza fire case six months after the incident, which killed 72 people. The investigation targets four union officials, an artificial flower shop owner, and his teenage son, with defects in the charge sheet leading to its return. Forensic findings indicate safety violations but no explosives or ignitable substances were found.