Updated On: 22 January, 2026 08:12 PM IST | Karachi | AFP
Investigators are yet to announce what caused the fire, five days after the blaze gutted the three-storey Gul Plaza. Families have criticised the slow pace of the recovery operation, with more than 50 giving DNA samples in the hope of finding their missing relatives

All 1200 shopkeepers will be compensated, authorities said. Representational Image
The death toll from a mall fire in Pakistan`s biggest city rose to at least 55 people on Thursday, with rescuers in Karachi still searching for more missing in the devastating inferno.
Investigators are yet to announce what caused the fire, five days after the blaze gutted the three-storey Gul Plaza.