Overview

• Rescue and recovery operations have entered their third day in Lyari as crews continue to clear debris from the collapsed five-storey building.
• Officials have recovered 27 bodies and treated dozens of injured residents, with fears that more victims remain trapped beneath the rubble.
• Sindh authorities have launched detailed inquiries into the building’s construction and the enforcement of multiple eviction notices served between 2022 and 2024.
• Local residents and landlords maintain they never received any formal warnings despite official claims of unsafe declarations and repeated notices.
• The disaster underscores Karachi’s chronic issues of aging infrastructure, illegal extensions and lax regulatory oversight in low-income districts.