Ice factory owner writes to PM for inquiry into explosion Karachi December 27, 2020 As the mystery surrounding the New Karachi Industrial Area ice factory explosion, which has killed 10 people and injured 25 others, is yet to be solved, the factory’s owner has written to Pakistan’s prime minister among other authorities seeking an inquiry into the blast. Rejecting the police claims, the factory owner claimed that the incident was an act of terrorism, and that what had happened at his factory was similar to what had happened in the Baldia Town garment factory fire. The factory owner, namely Moin Qadri, has written to PM Imran Khan, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Minister of State and Special Assistant for Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah among others.