Building collapses due to rain in Pakistan, 17 dead | Building collapsed due to rain in Pakistan, 17 killed: more than 100 people were living, many people were buried in debris, rescue operation continues

The rescue team removing the debris on Saturday after the building collapsed in Karachi.

17 people died after a five -storey building collapsed in Karachi city of Pakistan on Friday night. The building was located on Fida Hussain Shekha Road in Lee Market. The authorities had already declared it weak and living, but the recent rains worsened its condition.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Syed Asad Raza said that the structure of the building was further weakened by the rain. According to Dawn’s report, nine people were injured in the accident, six of whom have been discharged after treatment and one is in critical condition.

DIG Raza said that rescue operations are still going on in Baghdadi, Liyari area, where the building was collapsed. It is common for buildings and roofs to fall in Karachi, as security standards are not followed here and substandard construction materials are used. The population of Karachi is more than two crore.

The five -storey building collapsed in Lee Market in Karachi. More than 100 people were living in it.

More than 570 buildings in Karachi are dangerous Abid Jalaluddin Sheikh, who is leading the rescue team, said that the operation continued without stopping the whole night. He said that it may take eight to 12 hours more to remove debris completely and end the operation. Senior police officer Arif Aziz said that more than 100 people were living in the building.

The Public Accounts Committee of Sindh Assembly ordered the provincial government in December to immediately evacuate the 570 buildings in Karachi, which have been declared dangerous by the authorities, so that such accidents can be stopped.

Ording to vacate the building 3 years ago

The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) said that the building was declared dangerous by the technical committee after an investigation conducted in October 2022.

Since then, notices were issued 3 times to the residents of the building and K-electric, needle Southern Gas Company and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board were also asked to shut down facilities like electricity, gas and water, so that people can vacate the building themselves.

The people and owners living in the building flatly refused to receive the notice. He told the news agency AFP, “We had not received any notice, why will we deliberately stay in such a building with our families?”

Khaskheli said that he had seen cracks in the pillars of the building on Friday morning and asked all the families to get out, but many people did not listen to them.

5 accidents in 5 years of building fall in Karachi

6 buildings were vacated in Karachi

Deputy Commissioner Javed Nabi Khoso said that more than 50 buildings have been declared insecure in the south district of Karachi and six of them have been evacuated.

There were also many problems in the rescue operation. Rescue 1122 spokesman Hasanul Hasib Khan said the accident occurred between 9 am and 9:30 am, but the information was delayed due to the closure of the mobile network during Muharram, which was delayed in the rescue operations.

Abid Jalaluddin Sheikh, Director General of Sindh Rescue 1122, said that the rescue operation caused obstacles due to uncontrolled crowds, roads obstruction and mobile network problems. Due to the narrow streets of Lyari, it was also difficult to bring heavy machinery to the spot. The police had to lathi -charged to remove the crowd.

Removing debris with the help of heavy machinery to find the survived people and bodies from the debris of the multi -storey building falling on Friday, July 4, 2025 in Karachi.

Sindh CM sought reports of building collapse

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has sought a complete report of the collapse of this building and other dilapidated buildings from SBCA. Sindh’s local government minister Saeed Ghani said that a high -level committee has been formed which will report the incident by Monday. He expressed grief that the residents did not vacate the building despite giving notice several times and ordered some SBCA officials to suspend.

Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly and Ali Khurshidi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement held the Sindh government responsible for the incident and said that the administration in Karachi has completely failed. He said that the Sindh government has been in power for the last 17 years, but it neither enacted a law nor stopped corruption to demolish dangerous buildings. He said that the suspension of the officers is not enough, but the responsible people should take legal action against them.