Pakistan, Jan. 23 -- Murad Ali Shah has said the Sindh government is still fixing administrative and regulatory problems that existed before the 18th Amendment, rejecting demands to declare Karachi a federal territory after the deadly Gul Plaza fire.

Speaking on the floor of the Sindh Assembly, the chief minister stressed that the tragedy was being unnecessarily politicised. He acknowledged the scale of the loss while urging restraint, saying blame should not be shifted through emotional or politically motivated arguments.

Meanwhile, authorities confirmed that the death toll from the fire that broke out on January 17 has risen to 71. Police Surgeon Dr Samia Syed stated that rescue and recovery efforts continued as officials worked to id...