KARACHI: Two more people died from electrocution in the metropolis on Sunday, bringing the death toll to six over three days of rain.

Officials said that Abdullah Nagori, younger brother of Pakistan Peoples Party leader Javed Nagori, was electrocuted in Lyari.

City SSP Arif Aziz told Dawn that Abdullah, 41, was sitting at his baithak in Khadda Market when an electric wire snapped. He was probably trying to remove the wire when he suffered an electric shock and died. The body was shifted to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, where doctors confirmed that he died from electrocution.

In another incident, a young pedestrian was electrocuted in Clifton off Shahrah-i-Iran.

Boat Basin SHO Malik Riaz Niazi told Dawn that the man ostensibly touched an electric pole, suffered an electric shock and died.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

The SHO said that the victim appeared to be in his 30s. He could not be identified till late in the night.

‘KE infrastructure not involved in five incidents’

As many as six people died from electrocution in different parts of the city since Thursday night.

A KE spokesperson expressed condolences over what he called “safety incidents reported during the rain” and clarified that five of these incidents did not involve KE infrastructure.

About the death of passer-by in Clifton, the spokesperson said that an attempted theft of an underground cable damaged a feeder pillar box and cable, triggering the incident.

About the death of PPP leader’s brother, he noted that an incident in Lyari was under investigation, with initial findings indicating no connection to KE infrastructure.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2025