Harbanspura | Pakistan

LAHORE: Eleven people were killed and six injured after a three-storey house collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura late on Wednesday, according to authorities. Spokesperson for the Lahore deputy commissioner Harris Ali confirmed to Dawn that the death toll of the incident had risen to 11 after rescue workers pulled out the body of a minor girl. The rescue operation ended following the recovery of the girl’s body, he said. The spokesperson said three brothers and their families were residing in the building, and they were joined by their sister and her children for a birthday celebration on Wednesday night, following which the structure collapsed. “The building collapsed floor by floor from the top down,” he said. The cause of the collapse is yet to be determined, for which Lahore DC retired Capt Muhammad Ali Ijaz has ordered an inquiry, a statement issued by his office said. The statement said he supervised the rescue operation, adding that Rescue 1122 teams, assisted by district administration officials, carried...