A section of an under-construction bridge collapsed near Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, killing one person.
According to Rescue officials, part of the structure of a bridge being built as part of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project collapsed near the mosque.
Rescue officials said a security guard performing duty at the construction site was trapped under the debris and died.
The rescue operation has been completed, officials said, adding that no other bodies or injured people were found under the rubble.
The collapsed structure was part of the ongoing BRT project in Karachi, according to rescue authorities.
Further details about the cause of the bridge collapse were not immediately available.
On the other hand, Pakistan Railways (PR) ordered an operation against illegal occupation and encroachments on railway land across the Karachi division.
Divisional Superintendent (DS) Karachi Jamshed Alam has directed officials to identify all railway owned land and take steps to recover property under illegal occupation.
Encroachments and regaining possession of railway property has been ordered. However, the DS also stated that no individual should face injustice during the operation.
Earlier this year, Pakistan Railways recovered 2.72 acres of land along the old Karachi Circular Railway route. The land, located near Dow University’s Ojha Campus, was valued at more than Rs1.42 billion. Twelve people were arrested during that operation.
Railways recovered 2,826 acres of encroached land worth around Rs21.18 billion between 2020-21 and 2025-26, across Pakistan.
Moreover, DS Jamshed Alam also carried out a detailed inspection of the Badin railway section. He inspected Tando Jam and Badin railway stations. He reviewed cleanliness at the stations and checked the facilities available to passengers.
The DS also inspected railway tracks, bridges and other infrastructure along the route, and immediately ordered repairs to be carried out wherever problems were found.
