KARACHI: A mosque’s roof collapsed in the North Nizamabad area of the city during prayer time on Friday, killing four people and injuring 10 more.
Reports said that roof of Usman Ghani mosque located near Landi Kotal Chowrangi collapsed while more than 200 people were offering prayers in the mosque. Sources said that many people are still buried under the rubble while ten injured people have been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. The reasons behind the roof collapse are still not clear but some eyewitnesses said that one part of the mosque was in a derelict condition. Six injured are being said to be in critical condition, while the rescue activities are also underway at the sight of the occurrence.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah had also taken notice of the incident and had demanded a report on it.
