One casualty as Building in Karachi's Malir collapses

A residential building collapsed early Monday morning here in the metropolis' Jafar-e-Tayyar neighbourhood in Malir.

Multiple people were feared trapped under the rubble as authorities rushed to the scene for extraction and to provide medical and rescue services.

At least one body was retrieved from the rubble as a residential building collapsed early Monday morning in the Jafar-e-Tayyar neighbourhood of Malir, rescue sources said.

Four more were pulled out in injured condition and several more were feared trapped under the rubble as authorities rushed to the scene to provide medical attention.

The four-storey building was constructed 30 years ago, and housed several families, residents of the area said.

Taking notice of the incident, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail directed the city commissioner to speed up rescue efforts and save human lives at all costs.