Overview
- Authorities said the number of people unaccounted for rose to 81, with two more bodies recovered and the ground and first floors cleared for search teams.
- MQM-P’s Syed Aminul Haq demanded a judicial commission in the National Assembly to probe the tragedy and systemic lapses.
- PPP’s Shehla Raza told lawmakers that 24 of 26 approach routes around Gul Plaza were blocked, complicating the response to a third-degree blaze.
- Samples from burned remains reached the Sindh Forensic DNA & Serology Lab at the University of Karachi to help identify victims.
- Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal visited the site and pledged full cooperation for relief, as Governor Kamran Tessori urged support for traders and restraint from blame.