At least three minor siblings were killed while one another sustained injuries when the wall of a house fell down on them at Gilgit colony located at Korangi area in the limits of Zaman Town police station on late Tuesday.
According to police and rescue sources, the victims were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where three brothers Shahabuddin, 3 son of Sher Mohammad, Adeel, 5 and Saud, 7 succumbed to their injuries while one another brother Shiraz, 4, was admitted in critical condition. Police said the tragic incident took place at the courtyard area of the house where these victims were playing while their elder brother remained safe as he was sleeping in the room. They said the father of the deceased persons was a labourer by his profession. Later, bodies were handed over to the heirs.