The Gul Plaza Inferno

How Decades of Local Government Failure Transformed Karachi’s Largest Shopping Complex Into a Death Trap

Jan 20, 2026

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On the evening of January 17, 2026, a devastating fire erupted at Gul Plaza, a sprawling commercial shopping center on Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road in Karachi, Pakistan. The inferno claimed 28 lives, lef…

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