Overview
- Rescuers completed operations at the G-7/2 home and moved the injured to PIMS, which declared an emergency to handle casualties.
- Reports differ on fatalities, with several outlets citing eight dead while PIMS confirmed six bodies received and 11 injured.
- Preliminary findings describe gas accumulating after supply was restored during winter load-shedding, with ignition likely when a match was lit; the cause remains under investigation.
- The blast collapsed part of the wedding house, damaged at least four nearby homes, and left multiple people trapped before recovery teams used sniffer dogs and specialized equipment.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a full probe and urged top medical care for survivors, as senior police including DIG Muhammad Jawad Tariq supervised the response and officials noted a recent pattern of gas-related accidents in Pakistan.