SITE built a shopping centre on the nullah that exploded
Seventeen people were killed and eleven others were injured on Saturday after a shopping centre encroached on a Shershah nullah (drain) exploded due to the build-up of gas. Soon after the explosion, a debate about the ownership of the shopping centre started. The shopping centre was owned by Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Limited. And, it was SITE that encroached on the drain. A map shows that the building on the drain with factories on both sides. Shershah Nullah is one of the 38 major rainwater drains in Karachi. The 2.01km long channel starts from Shah...