Gul Plaza fire declared accidental; shopkeeper, 11-year-old son among six nominated as suspects
Make us preferred on Google Smoke rises as firefighters spray water to extinguish a massive fire that broke out in the Gul Plaza Shopping Centre
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Gul Plaza fire declared accidental; shopkeeper, 11-year-old son among six nominated as suspects
Make us preferred on Google Smoke rises as firefighters spray water to extinguish a massive fire that broke out in the Gul Plaza Shopping Centre building, in Karachi on January 18, 2026. — Reuters All nominated suspects declared absconders by Karachi police. Closed gates prevented individuals from escaping, finds short report. Union head called K-Electric to cut electricity amid fire. KARACHI: Police have submitted their investigative short report and challan to the province lawyers in the Gul Plaza fire case, declaring the devastating blaze that asserted 72 lives as accidental, the investigative short report verified.
According to the investigative short report — a copy of which is available with Geo News , the Punjab Forensic Laboratory found no trace of explosive material at the site, ruling out any possibility of sabotage.
Meanwhile, the police nominated six suspects including a shopkeeper and his 11-year-old son for negligence and negligence. All nominated suspects have been declared absconders.
Sources stated the legal evaluate body's short report on Gul Plaza has not been made part of the challan.
Police have nominated shopkeeper Naimatullah and his 11-year-old son Huzaifa, Gul Plaza Panel Head Tanveer Pasta, Vice Head Ammar Ismail, Senior commander Secretary Mohammad Amin and Joint Secretary Mohammad Ramzan as charged individual in the case.
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