Putin condoles Bangladesh factory tragedy

Last Updated: Sunday, November 25, 2012, 20:26

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to his Bangladeshi counterpart Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over a fire at a clothes factory that claimed the lives of over 100 people.

Pak: Malik sees terror angle in twin factory fires

Last Updated: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 12:32

The possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out in the garment factory fire in Pakistan`s port city Karachi that left at least 259 people dead.

Pak factory fire: Owners get bail; Sindh min resigns

Last Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 23:55

Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce, Abdul Rauf Siddiqui, stepped down in the wake of country`s worst industrial disaster.

Karachi fire: Pak police file murder case against factory owners

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 16:15

Many escape routes were blocked with large bundles of cloth and basic safety regulations weren`t followed.

Karachi fire: Factory had many emergency exits, all locked

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 13:15

The blaze started Tuesday from the basement and gutted three other floors of the building, said the official.

Outrage in Pakistan over factory fire deaths

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 11:26

Pakistani dailies Thursday sought regular inspections of factories as well as rigorous application of the law following the deaths of over 300 workers.

13 killed in Karachi factory fire

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 00:30

At least 13 people, including two women and a child, were killed and 30 injured in Pakistan`s port city of Karachi Tuesday when a fire broke out in a garment factory, a media report said.

Pakistan shoe factory fire kills 25

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 22:29

At least 25 people, including three children, were killed and 15 others injured in a fire at a shoe factory in this eastern Pakistani city on Tuesday.