Lahore,
Pakistan has been facing severe economic crisis for the past few months. Due to the economic crisis, food shortages have also occurred. There is a problem in getting food items like rice and wheat which are needed by the people.
In this case, free ration items were distributed by a charitable organization in the Sindh Industrial Estate area of the country’s Karachi province. Hundreds of people flocked to buy the ration items.
Then, suddenly there was a crowd. Due to this, many people, including children, fainted and collapsed. The unconscious people were rescued and admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
However, a total of 11 people including children and women died due to suffocation in this crowd. The police registered a case in connection with the incident and arrested the administrators of the charity organization for distributing free ration items without proper security arrangements.