Pakistan, July 5 -- At least eight people lost their lives - three women, four men, and a seven-year-old boy - and eight were rescued on Friday after a five-storey residential building collapsed in the Baghdadi area of Karachi's Lyari.

Rescue operations remain ongoing, with authorities estimating that up to 25 people may still be trapped under the rubble. Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab confirmed the fatalities to the media and said the building - constructed in 1974 - had been previously declared dangerous.

"There are more than 400 buildings that have been declared dangerous. We have two options: either persuade people to leave or evict them forcefully," the city's mayor said.

However, every government tries to persuade people rather than...