Overview

• By Sunday, officials confirmed 27 fatalities and wrapped up debris clearance after two days of heavy-machinery rescue operations in Lyari.
• Authorities say they issued expulsion notices in 2022, 2023 and 2024, but residents, including owner Imran Khaskheli, maintain they never received any warnings.
• Narrow lanes in Lyari hindered heavy-machinery deployment, prolonging search efforts until officials concluded there were no more survivors.
• Saad Edhi of the Edhi Foundation described the five-storey block as dilapidated, highlighting Karachi’s struggle with aging infrastructure and lax building code enforcement.
• The collapse follows similar deadly incidents in Karachi, underscoring systemic risks from informal construction and substandard materials.