Labourer dies after falling from 28th floor of under-construction DHA high-rise

E-Paper | April 30, 2026

KARACHI: A young labourer died after falling from an under-construction multi-storey building in Defence Housing Authority on Saturday, police and rescue services said.

Sahil SHO Shahid Baloch said Imtiaz Sawan, 22, was doing shuttering work at the 28th floor of the building near Creek Club at Do Darya when he fell and hit the ground.

He said he died on the spot. The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre to fulfill medico-legal formalities.

The SHO said that his relatives took the body for burial. He said police would initiate further legal proceedings if the victim’s family intended to lodge an FIR.

Man killed by brother-in-law

A man was shot dead in the SITE area over an alleged family dispute on Saturday, police said.

The SITE-A police said Hamid Iqbal, 30, was gunned down allegedly by his brother-in-law Muhammad Ali at Khyber Mohalla and escaped. The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Robbers shoot man over resistance

A man was shot at and wounded by armed muggers over resistance on Saturday in the metropolis.

The police said that Amir Nasrullah, 48, suffered bullet wounds while resisting a robbery bid in Gulistan-i-Jauhar near Continental Bakery. He was rushed to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi for treatment.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2022

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T.A.H.

Oct 23, 2022 11:18am

And who will check whether proper security requirements were followed? Probably no one

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KAJ

Oct 23, 2022 02:31pm

Use of safety gears while working at height is almost non existent in Pakistan.

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Philosopher (From Japan)

Oct 23, 2022 05:02pm

The Builder should pay dome fine for using no security at 28 floor

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DEMAGOGUE

Oct 24, 2022 07:22am

Nonsense you guys calling a stinky sewerage water which also includes industrial chemicals wastes, and what attractive is there that DHA allowing high rises there. DHA many commercials buildings which are ground plus 3 are reported to be tilting, because of soil failures. If a 28th floor highrise tilt, what yours architecture will do. Very sad incident, the poor labor family must be compensated. And plz change the name of Do Darya. How come Darya (River) could emerge there.

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