THE cold, hard truth when it comes to Pakistan’s industrial terrain is that for far too many workers, the workplace is a death trap. The recent tragedies in Faisalabad, where a gas explosion at a glue factory killed at least 20 people, and in Hyderabad where a deadly fireworks factory blast claimed at least 10 lives, are not one-off events. They form part of a pattern in which safety rules are ornamental, enforcement is lax, and accountability beyond the news cycle is rarely witnessed. In Faisalabad, a pre-dawn gas leak triggered an explosion so powerful that an entire cluster of factories collapsed and nearby homes were damaged.........

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