Karachi Aerial Firing on Independence Day Claims Three Lives, Injures 75

KARACHI: Three people, including a senior citizen and an eight-year-old girl, lost their lives in Karachi aerial firing on Independence Day during the 78th Independence Day celebrations, rescue officials confirmed on Thursday. At least 75 others sustained gunshot injuries in citywide incidents of celebratory gunfire. Young Girl and Senior Citizen Among Victims Rescue sources said …

Lyari Building Collapse Raises Alarm Over Safety

Two women lost their lives and three others were injured on Thursday when part of a six-storey building collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari area. This marks the second such incident in the neighborhood this month, raising urgent concerns about unsafe buildings in the city’s older districts. Collapse in Khadda Market The tragedy unfolded near Khadda Market, …

Lyari Collapse Sparks Action: SBCA DG Suspended Amid Rising Outrage

<>The Sindh government has suspended the Director General of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), Ishaque Khuhro, in response to the tragic Lyari building collapse that killed 27 people in Karachi. The five-storey building, already marked unsafe, collapsed in Lea Market last Friday, prompting a 50-hour rescue operation that ended with dozens dead and injured. …

Lyari Building Collapse Tragedy Draws Global Condolences and Scrutiny

KARACHI: The Lyari tragedy has drawn international sympathy and intensified scrutiny over unsafe buildings in Karachi. British High Commissioner Jane Marriott expressed her sorrow on Sunday over the deadly collapse of a five-storey residential building in Lyari’s Baghdadi area that claimed 27 lives and injured 10 others. UK Envoy Praises Rescue Efforts In a message …

Another Unsafe Building Declared in Lyari After Collapse Tragedy

KARACHI: In the wake of a recent collapse that claimed 27 lives, another unsafe building in Karachi’s Lyari area has raised alarms. The structure, located in the Agra Taj neighborhood, showed visible cracks, prompting urgent evacuation orders from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and district administration. Cracks Raise Red Flags The 10-unit residential building …

Karachi Building Collapse: 27 Dead as Search for Victims Continues in Lyari

KARACHI: Grief swept through Lyari’s Baghdadi area as funeral prayers for 20 of the 27 victims of Friday’s tragic building collapse were offered late Saturday night. Among the dead were nine women, 15 men, a ten-year-old boy, and a one-and-a-half-year-old girl. Rescuers recovered 26 bodies from the debris, while three injured victims were taken to …

Lyari Tragedy: Death Toll Rises to 15 After Building Collapse

The Lyari building collapse has claimed at least 15 lives as rescue efforts continued into a second day on Saturday. A five-storey residential structure on Fida Husain Shaikha Road, already declared dangerous, crumbled early Friday in Karachi’s congested Baghdadi area. Rescue workers are still searching for survivors beneath the rubble. Warnings Ignored, Accountability Questioned The …

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