Overview
- Karachi authorities report 73 dead at Gul Plaza with the search nearly complete and the fire-hit complex set to be sealed.
- DNA-based identification continues in Karachi, with about 23 victims identified so far and roughly 10–11 people still unaccounted for.
- Police in Karachi have registered an FIR citing negligence, with anti-terror provisions to be added if evidence emerges, as parties press for a federal inquiry and relief fund.
- In Hyderabad, at least five people — including two children and a woman — were found dead in the furniture shop basement after a prolonged multi-agency operation, with some reports placing the toll at six.
- Hyderabad police filed a case against the showroom owner, officials flagged illegal basement storage and a blocked ramp, the state announced Rs 5 lakh compensation per victim, and engineers are assessing structural safety and possible demolition.