Security guard killed as under-construction bridge structure collapses in Gulshan-e-Iqbal

The rescue operation was completed and rescue teams subsequently left the site. The road from Civic Centre towards NIPA has been temporarily closed to traffic due to debris from the collapsed structure and repair work at the site.

University Road project to be completed within two months. University Road is finally within touching distance of completion, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said, announcing that the entire project would be completed within two months.

“Now we can say University Road has been built.”Sharjeel announced while inaugurating the Mosamiyat Flyover, a key component of the Red Line BRT project, on Sunday. Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani and Karachi Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad were also present at the inauguration.

Memon said work on University Road had reached the final stages and that the difficulties faced by commuters had largely been overcome. He said the Sindh government was working round the clock for Karachi’s development, with different departments engaged in infrastructure and other development projects across the city.

“Those who say that no work is being done in Karachi, I want to tell them that work is taking place,” he said. The senior minister said Karachi’s size brought challenges on an equally large scale, but maintained that the city was also home to the country’s best healthcare system.

Read:BRT deadline fatigue. On the Red Line project, Sharjeel said the Mosamiyat Flyover was an important part of the corridor and would soon be available for public use after the necessary formalities. Work on stations and other components of the BRT was also progressing, he added.

He acknowledged the delay in the project and apologised to the residents, saying several issues had contributed to the delays. Despite increases in the cost of the dollar, cement and petrol, he said, work had continued.