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Karachi mall inferno came after ignored warnings, delayed response2026-01-24
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‘Outcome of negligence and carelessness’: Karachi police register FIR of Gul Plaza inferno2026-01-24
Dawn: Police on Saturday registered a first information report (FIR) over the devastating Gul Plaza inferno, citing the incident as an “outcome of negligence and carelessness”. The deadly inferno, which erupted on the night of January 17 at the mall and took nearly...
Mercury may drop to single digits in Karachi over weekend: PMD2026-01-24
Dawn: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday said temperatures in Karachi could fall to single digits over the weekend, adding that the city’s weather was likely to remain cold and dry with occasional winds. The city saw its second spell of winter...
'It felt like doomsday': Karachi mall inferno came after ignored warnings, delayed response2026-01-24
Khaleejtimes: Muhammad Imran did not take the fire seriously at first, thinking it was another small spark at the Karachi mall that would be quickly extinguished by fellow shop owners. But smoke seeped through ducts and blackened the air in seconds. The lights went out soon...
Six Afghan suspects killed in Karachi police shootout2026-01-24
Khaama Press: Pakistani police say six Afghan armed robbery suspects wanted in dozens of cases were killed during a gunfight with officers in Karachi on Friday. Police said the suspects were shot dead during an intelligence-based operation targeting an armed...
Pakistani woman flies from US to surprise parents in Karachi. Watch their reaction2026-01-24
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Death toll in Pakistan shopping plaza fire rises to 67, officials say2026-01-23
The Associated Press: Police and hospital officials say the death toll from a devastating fire at a...
Sindh Governor demands judicial probe as Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 672026-01-23
Suryaa: Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) SindhGovernor Kamran Tessori on Friday demanded judicial investigation into the Gul Plaza incident in Pakistan'sKarachi as the death toll from the fire increased to 67 while 77 people remain missing, local media reported on Friday....
CM Murad approves Rs21.5bn for Karachi infrastructure upgrades, including Rs13bn for improving roads2026-01-23
Dawn: KARACHI: SindhChief MinisterMuradAli Shah on Friday approved a comprehensive package worth Rs21.53 billion, including a Rs13bn grant-in-aid for rehabilitating and improving TownMunicipal Corporations’ (TMCs) road infrastructure in Karachi. According to a...
4 fishermen missing after vessel collision off Karachi coast2026-01-23
Anadolu Agency: At least four people were missing Friday after a merchant vessel collided with a fishing boat off Pakistan’s...
The interminable wait between life and death at Gul Plaza in Karachi2026-01-23
Dawn: It wasn’t so much about the announcement or the declaration of death, muttered Qaiser, but the hours, minutes and seconds between the knowing and the not knowing — the brief yet interminable time of feeling suspended. On Tuesday, the elderly, bespectacled man...
Karachi shopping mall fire: Death toll rises to 67, say officials2026-01-23
The Hindu: Police surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed said rescue teams were still searching the severely damaged Gul Plaza in the Karachi, where the blaze erupted ......
Death toll from shopping mall fire in Pakistan's Karachi rises to 672026-01-23
China.dot.org: ISLAMABAD, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Gul Plaza shopping mall fire in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 67, officials said Thursday, after post-mortem examinations of all victims were completed. ChiefPolice Surgeon...
Death toll from Karachi shopping plaza fire rises to 67 after more bodies are found, ...2026-01-23
Corsicana Daily Sun: Death toll from Karachi shopping plaza fire rises to 67 after more bodies are found, police and hospital officials say. ......