Overview
- Officials confirm 16 dead and 13 injured after a pre-dawn explosion caused a partial collapse in Soldier Bazaar’s Gul-e-Rana Colony.
- Bomb Disposal Squad findings indicate a gas leak from faulty kitchen fittings, plastic piping and suction devices rather than a cylinder blast, with the final inquiry ongoing.
- Police registered an FIR and arrested building owner Muhammad Irshad on charges including culpable homicide and negligence.
- Authorities say the tightly packed, illegally constructed multi-storey structure on a small plot intensified the impact and hampered access for heavy rescue equipment.
- Sindh’s chief minister ordered a technical probe and assistance for victims as rescue and welfare agencies transferred casualties to Civil Hospital Karachi and surveyed damage to nearby homes.