Lyari | Pakistan

The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi rose to eight on Wednesday, while over 300 people were relocated to safety after heavy monsoon showers swelled the Malir and Lyari rivers. Lyari and Malir rivers serve as Karachi’s main storm drains, channelling rainwater through a network of nullahs into the Arabian Sea. Once natural seasonal streams, they are now heavily constricted by urban sprawl, encroachments, and solid waste, turning many drains into open sewers. This blockage reduces their capacity to carry stormwater, causing frequent urban flooding during monsoon downpours. Four more people died in rain-related incidents in the metropolis today, raising the death toll since yesterday to eight, while three were missing, according to rescue services. Edhi rescuers recovered the bodies of three men and a woman after a van carrying four people fell into the rain-filled Konkar Nadi in Gadap Town, a statement issued by the Edhi Foundation said. The rescue operation to find the other missing people was ...

A mother of seven children was shot dead allegedly by her husband in an ‘honour’ killing case in Chakiwara area of Lyari on Tuesday, according to police. “Bakhtawar, 40, was shot and killed by her husband at Miranaka [in Chakiwara, Lyari],” Chakiwara Station House Officer (SHO) Sajid Dharejo told Dawn.com. “The husband was arrested, and the pistol used in the murder was recovered,” he added. The police official said that the woman was asleep inside their home near Koyla Godam, Street-7, at around 1:30am when the suspect fired four shots. She sustained three bullet wounds and died on the spot. “The murder appears to be an outcome of ‘honour’ killing,” Dharejo continued. During the initial probe, the arrested man told the police that his wife used to talk with a man on her cell phone. He had warned her not to do it, but she did not give any heed to his warning, the husband claimed. The SHO said the husband is a labourer and hailed from Mansehra. The body of the victim was shifted to Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital ...

Two people lost their lives and three others were injured after a building’s roof collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari area on Thursday.

Two people died and three others were injured when the roof of a six-storey building collapsed in the Khada Market area of Karachi’s Lyari, rescue and police officials said. The incident occurred almost two weeks after a five-storey building collapsed earlier this month in Lyari’s Lea Market, killing 27 people. This incident raised serious concerns about building safety, prompting authorities to evacuate other dilapidated buildings in the city. Regarding the incident today, Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaanul Haseeb Khan told Dawn.com, “Two women have died in the accident, while more than two others are reported to have been injured.” Providing details of the incident, he said: “The building was dilapidated. Some labourers were working on the roof of the sixth floor when it collapsed.” He added that the rescue operation has been completed. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) South, Asad Raza, confirmed that the two people were killed and three others were injured in the incident. “The top floor of the si...

In the wake of the deadly Lyari building collapse that claimed over 25 lives, the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has announced a sweeping citywide operation to demolish all illegally constructed and under-construction buildings across Karachi.

At least eight officials of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) were arrested on Thursday along with the owner of a building that recently collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari, claiming 27 lives. The five-storey building on Fida Husain Shaikha Road in Lea Market collapsed on Friday morning, with the rescue operations concluding on Sunday. The building had already been declared uninhabitable by authorities due to its dilapidated structure, with the SBCA saying it had issued multiple prior notices to residents to vacate the structure since 2023. South Deputy Inspector General of Police Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.com that the arrests were made today after a first information report (FIR) was registered a day ago. “Nine officials and the present owner of the building were nominated in the FIR registered on a complaint of an official of the local government department. However, eight directors and deputy directors were arrested but one official was not arrested as he was sick,” he said. adding that the owner was arr...

The Sindh government has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the recent collapse of a residential building in Karachi’s Baghdadi area of Lyari, which claimed 27 lives on July 4.

KARACHI: An emotional scene unfolded in Karachi’s Lyari Baghdadi area when a local lady doctor broke down, mourning the children she had watched grow up and who lost their lives in the tragic building collapse, ARY News reported. The lady doctor, visibly shaken, said the children who died were not strangers, they were born in […]

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Nabil Gabol has strongly criticised the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) following the Lyari building collapse and questioned whether Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani should also be held accountable, ARY News reported. Speaking to the media in Lyari, Nabil Gabol said that suspending SBCA officials is not enough […]

Rescuers on Sunday concluded their operation to recover people from the site of a five-storey building which collapsed in Karachi earlier this week, with the final death toll standing at 27. Rescue teams worked overnight on Friday to pull out more bodies from the rubble of the building situated in Lyari on Fida Husain Shaikha Road in Lea Market. “The rescue operation was completed on Sunday evening,” Rescue-1122 spokesperson Hassaanul Haseeb Khan told Dawn.com. “No more human casualties have been found; thus, the total death toll stands at 27 people, whose bodies were earlier recovered and transported to Civil Hospital Karachi.” The spokesperson added that acting Rescue 1122 Director General Dr Abid Jalaluddin Shaikh remained on the ground for over 30 hours, directly commanding the rescue operation. Khan said that the exact cause of the collapse would be determined later, but suggested it was “because the building was dilapidated”. “A day before the collapse, residents felt a ‘shock’. It can be said now that ...

Twenty-seven people lost lives after five-storey residential building collapsed in Baghdadi area of Lyari, Karachi

Search and rescue operations stretched into Saturday as teams worked tirelessly for a second consecutive day to recover survivors and bodies from the rubble of a five-storey residential building that collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari’s Baghdadi area.

At least 10 people died and nine were injured after a five-storey building collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari area on Friday, according to the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute Of Trauma (SMBBIT). According to data from the institute at Civil Hospital Karachi, seen by Dawn.com, nine bodies were brought to the hospital while one person died during treatment. Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed also confirmed the same number of deaths. SMBBIT Executive Director Dr Sabir Memon told Dawn.com that among the injured people, six were discharged after being provided treatment. View this post on Instagram Today’s incident comes days after a portion of a building collapsed in the city’s Kharadar area. However, no casualties or injuries were reported. The Public Account Committee of the Sindh Assembly had directed the provincial government in December to take urgent steps to evacuate over 570 buildings declared “dangerous” by authorities across Karachi. Rescue efforts were underway at the building situated on Fida Hussain...