Overview
- Authorities in Kahurod Paka and Lodhran reported separate fatalities of two seven-year-old boys named Rehan after falls into uncovered manholes, with residents demanding action against responsible officials.
- In Karachi’s Manghopir, five-year-old Inayah Amin survived after a passerby pulled her from a four- to five-foot sewer pit, as police and residents said several nearby manholes remain open.
- The recent death of three-year-old Ibrahim in Karachi after a prolonged rescue exposed response gaps, including missing sewer maps that forced citizens to pool funds for heavy machinery.
- Municipal officials from KMC, the Town Municipal Corporation of Gulshan-i-Iqbal, KWSC and district administrations were suspended, and the local government ordered an investigation and a list of manholes with their safety status within 24 hours.
- A KMC probe linked drainage damage near NIPA to BRT Red Line works and inadequate temporary covers, a conclusion BRT management disputes, while reports cite at least 23 manhole-related deaths in 2025 and 19 in 2024.