Sports complex wall collapses during construction.

SUKKUR -- Chief MiniAster's Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Sports and Wildlife Mir Bangul Khan Mahar on Sunday asked Sports Secretary Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah to constitute a committee to look into the allegation of substandard material being used in the construction of Rs80 million worth sports complex in Khanpur Mahar.

The move followed collapse of a wall of the under-construction complex building on Saturday. Three labourers - Abdul Sattar, Razi and Allah Bachayo - who injured in the incident told local reporters at the Shaikh Hamadan bin Mohammad Taluka Hospital during treatment that use of substandard material in the construction work caused collapse of the wall.

No official statement about a cause of the wall's collapse was issued more than 24 hours after the incident. Nor did the contractor concerned came up with his version.

The complex is being built in a locality near Khanpur Mahar bypass to provide sports and other entertainment facilities to the people of the town and other areas of Ghotki district.

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