KARACHI: The death toll from a devastating fire that tore through a bustling shopping complex in Karachi climbed to 73 on Sunday, as rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the charred rubble, deepening the grief in a city still reeling from one of its worst disasters in years.
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Heavy snow traps villages and travelers in Pakistan’s mountain north
ISLAMABAD: As heavy snowfall blanketed Pakistan’s northern mountains for a fourth straight day, burying roads under feet of white and cutting off entire villages, officials issued urgent warnings of avalanches and landslides that could strand more travelers in freezing temperatures.
Pakistan axe pacer Rauf, back experience Babar and Shaheen for T20 World Cup
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Karachi shivers as rare cold snap brings single-digit temperatures
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Pakistan, US to launch joint operations targeting visa fraud rings
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Police open criminal case into deadly Gul Plaza fire that killed at least 71
KARACHI: A deadly fire that tore through a bustling shopping plaza in Karachi last week, killing at least 71 people and reducing much of the building to rubble, has prompted a police investigation into negligence and ignited a bitter political feud over accountability and relief for the victims’ shattered families.
Avalanche kills nine in northern Pakistan as snowstorm strands thousands
PESHAWAR: At least nine people from the same family were killed and a child was rescued alive after an avalanche buried their house in a remote mountainous area of northwestern Pakistan, officials said Friday, as heavy snowfall and rains continued to lash the region, stranding travelers, blocking roads and prompting urgent rescue operations across multiple provinces.
Pakistan jails prominent human rights lawyer and her husband after dramatic court-day arrest
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police arrested a prominent human rights lawyer and her husband on Friday as they made their way to a court appearance, in a move that ignited immediate protests from the legal community and drew rebukes from politicians and international watchdogs who saw it as the latest sign of eroding civil liberties in the country.
Death toll rises to 71 as Gul Plaza fire rescue nears end, officials warn count may climb
KARACHI: The death toll from a devastating fire that ravaged a bustling shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city climbed to 71 on Friday, as rescue workers combed through the last pockets of unstable rubble and officials warned that the final count could rise further once forensic identifications are complete.