Overview
- The Sindh High Court registrar notified the home secretary that Chief Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput had nominated Justice Agha Faisal as a single-member commission under Section 3 of the 1969 ordinance.
- The commission will investigate the causes of the January 17 fire at Gul Plaza on MA Jinnah Road, which killed at least 80 people and injured dozens, with several victims still unidentified.
- Early accounts reported the blaze began on the ground floor before spreading rapidly through the multi-storey building.
- The Sindh government sought a judicial commission last week, and Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said a serving judge would be appointed to review and decide the matter.
- Political tensions have grown, with calls for federal or military oversight and sharp exchanges between MQM-P and the ruling PPP.