Overview
- The confirmed fatalities climbed to 10 on Monday after another injured worker died, with more than a dozen hurt and several suffering 98–100% burns.
- Police registered an FIR naming factory owner Asad Khan Yousufzai and alleged accomplices, and arrested suspect Shakeel, who was remanded for seven days by an Anti-Terrorism Court.
- DNA testing identified Yousufzai, the alleged owner of the Latifabad unit, among the burnt dead, clarifying earlier uncertainty over his status.
- Hyderabad’s deputy commissioner formed inspection teams to locate and seal illegal factories, warehouses and shops, with on-the-spot closures, confiscations and weekly progress reporting.
- Sindh’s chief minister sought a detailed report and ordered an audit of safety measures, while officials said the cause of the explosion remains under investigation.