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Pak: Death toll from Karachi's Gul Plaza fire reaches 71
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Nearly a week after the catastrophic fire at Gul Plaza shopping complex, the death toll has risen to 71 as rescue teams recovered additional human remains during ongoing search operations, Dunya News reported.
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Pakistan: Karachi braces for single-digit temperatures as cold wave intens
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Karachi may see single-digit temperatures over the weekend as cold, dry weather continues, the Pakistan Meteorological Department warned. Rain and snowfall are also forecast in several parts of the country, including Balochistan, Upper Sindh and northern regions, amid severe winter disruptio
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Karachi shopping mall fire: Families of victims protest as dozens still mi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Women clutching photographs of sons, husbands and brothers assembled near the charred site, accusing officials and rescue teams of moving painfully slowly while their loved ones remained unaccounted for, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: 30 bodies recovered from one shop after fatal fire at Karachi's
Updated : 2 months ago IST
At least 30 bodies were recovered from a gutted shop as rescue teams continued to comb through the debris of Karachi's Gul Plaza on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Gul Plaza fire tragedy exposes shortage of fire stations in Kara
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The devastating fire at Gul Plaza, which killed 28 people, has brought into sharp focus the chronic lack of fire safety infrastructure in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city with an estimated population of nearly 25 million
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Pakistan: 26 people dead, 81 still missing in Karachi's Gul Plaza fire
Updated : 2 months ago IST
At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and up to 81 others are reported missing after a massive fire tore through Gul Plaza on Karachi's MA Jinnah Road in Pakistan, leaving the multi-storey commercial building structurally unstable and unsafe for general access.
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Karachi's Gul Plaza inferno death toll rises to 14
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The blaze, which erupted late Saturday night (local time), reduced much of the multi-storey complex to rubble and took firefighters more than 24 hours to control. Flames were still visible deep within the wreckage, forcing crews to proceed with caution while the "cooling process" continued a
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Pakistan: Death toll rises to 10 after Karachi's Gul Plaza fire; around 60
Updated : 2 months ago IST
After gaining limited access to the fire-hit shopping mall, fire and rescue crews began preparing to enter deeper sections of the building by cutting windows with cutters and breaking down walls with hammers to widen the search for survivors.
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Pakistan Army joins rescue ops after deadly Gul Plaza fire in Karachi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Army units, along with the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), have been deployed to assist civil authorities, firefighters and rescue teams in clearing debris and accessing areas rendered unreachable due to structural damage. Heavy machinery and specialised teams have been brought in, while
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Pakistan: At least 6 dead, 38 missing after fire at shopping complex in Ka
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The fire broke out at shops inside Gul Plaza on MA Jinnah Road, Karachi, on Saturday night around 10 pm.
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Pak: Hospital data shows 103 mosquito-borne deaths in Sindh in 2025
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Dawn reported that hospital data from Karachi and Hyderabad showed 103 deaths from mosquito-borne diseases in Sindh in 2025, including malaria and dengue, higher than official figures of 33 deaths. Hospitals recorded thousands of dengue and malaria cases, with severe infections linked to del
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Pakistan: Death toll rises to 6, injuries to 20 in Karachi's Gul Plaza fir
Updated : 2 months ago IST
At least six people, including a firefighter, were killed and 20 others injured after a massive fire broke out late Saturday night at Karachi's Gul Plaza shopping mall in Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported ciitng officials on Sunday.
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