KARACHI, July 10 -- After a five-storey building collapsed in Lyari last week, killing 27 people and injuring 10, the Sindh government has taken strict action. Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon announced on Thursday that nine unsafe buildings in Lyari have been evacuated. Demolition work on one of them is already in progress.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah suspended the Director General of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and ordered a full investigation. The newly appointed DG, Shahmir Khan Bhutto, has asked all SBCA officers to submit asset details within 15 days. He also warned of serious action against those involved in protecting illegal buildings.

Police registered a case against those responsible for the collapsed bu...