Deadly Karachi Shopping Plaza Fire Exposes Systemic Safety Failures
The catastrophic fire at Karachi’s Gul Plaza, claiming 67 lives, underscores Pakistan’s chronic failure to enforce safety standards—raising urgent questions about government accountability and the human cost of regulatory neglect.
As the death toll from the Gul Plaza shopping plaza fire in Karachi rises to 67, grim realities about governance failures come sharply into focus. While this tragedy unfolded thousands of miles from American shores, it should serve as a stark warning about the consequences when governments ignore public safety and regulatory enforcement. How Did Such a Disaster Become Inevitable? The blaze that erupted last Saturday rapidly consumed the plaza, fueled by flammable goods like cosmetics and plastics. Initial reports pointed to a short circuit as the trigger, but this is merely the spark igniting a deeper crisis—a pattern of...
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