One Arrested After 15 Killed in Building Collapse Triggered by Gas Explosion in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar

One arrested after 15 killed in building collapse triggered by gas explosion in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar

KARACHI: Police on Friday arrested the builder in connection with the deaths of 15 people in a building collapse triggered by a gas explosion in Soldier Bazaar a day earlier. Soldier Bazaar Station House Officer (SHO) Rizwan Patel confirmed that the owner-cum-builder Mohammed Irshad had been arrested after the registration of a first information report (FIR). He said the held suspect had rented out the building to the victims. The FIR, a copy of…

PM expresses grief over loss of lives in building collapse incident in Karachi

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over loss of precious lives caused by a building collapse in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar area. In a statement issued by the PM House Media Wing, the prime minister offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members, and prayed for the elevation of ranks of the departed souls in Jannah. He also prayed for speedy recovery of those injured in the incident and direc…