A devastating five storey residential building in Lyari’s Baghdadi area collapsed on Friday, July 4, 2025, killing 27 people—15 men, nine women, and two children—and leaving dozens more homeless. While the search and rescue operation concluded after 60 hours, families are now grieving the loss of loved ones and all their belongings, forced to take shelter under the open sky with little clarity about their future.

Nearby buildings declared structurally unsafe have also been evacuated, displacing almost 50 more families.

Men, women, and children—all vulnerable and exposed—are now at risk of serious mental and physical hardship. Men may struggle with sudden unemployment, loss of identity, and pressure to rebuild. Women often face heightened threats of harassment, lack of privacy, disrupted access to........

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