KARACHI: The Karachi police on Monday constituted a special team to make ?all-out efforts? to arrest suspects in the Gul Plaza fire and to conduct an impartial probe into the incident.
An order issued by the office of South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza stated that the five-member team was constituted for the ?arrest of involved accused person(s) and impartial investigation? into the case.
?The investigation team shall make all-out and diligent efforts to arrest the accused person(s) by utilising all available resources,? the notification read.
In a first information report (FIR) of the incident, dated January 23, the Karachi police said the fire was an ?outcome of negligence and carelessness?.
The case was registered against unknown persons as the police have not nominated anyone in the case.
The special team will comprise the Garden Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), the Kharadar investigation deputy superintendent of police (DSP), the head of the Garden Central Investigation Cell, the station house officer of Nabi Bux police station ? where the FIR was registered ? and the investigation officer of the case.
The team was allowed to co-opt any officer/official from the South Zone police if it wanted ?help to solve the case?.
?Daily progress report shall be submitted to this office without fail,? DIG Raza ordered.
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