Action to be taken against those involved in building collapse: info minister.

KARACHI -- Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that stern action would be taken against anyone found involved in the collapse of a residential building in Golimar. He said that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had also taken immediate notice of the incident and sought a report from the Commissioner Karachi and the concerned officers of the Sindh Building Control Authority. He said he would personally supervise the investigation of the incident. The info minister said this while visiting the locality of Golimar where the five-storey residential building fell today.

The provincial minister said that rescue operations were started immediately after the incident and all the injured had been shifted to the hospitals where they were receiving prompt medical treatment. He said that the Sindh government was monitoring the treatment of the injured by itself, and it had been ensured that they received best possible medical treatment. Shah during his visit to the spot met with the people and assessed the damages caused by the collapsed of the building. Talking to the media, the minister promised a thorough probe into what he described as a regrettable incident and said that severe action would be taken against whosoever, be it officials of Sindh Building Control Authority or the builder, was found responsible.

Talking about the rescue operation, Shah said that all the relevant...