WHILE it was already apparent that death traps dot Karachi, a safety audit by the Sindh government has thrown up alarming figures: more than half of the city’s audited commercial, industrial and residential buildings lack adequate fire safety systems. Only 370 out of the 783 buildings assessed were in “substantial compliance” with fire safety rules. Disturbingly, 416 lacked emergency exits, 310 did not have fire extinguishers, and 239 were categorised as high risk. Past horrors — from the Baldia factory arson in 2012 to........

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