A fire broke out at Gul Plaza shopping mall in Karachi on January 17, 2026. The fire spread very quickly in the multi-storey building, which had almost 1200 shops. Firefighters worked for 34 hours to put out the fire, but thick smoke, strong flames, and poor safety measures made it very hard to control. Many people died, and many are still missing. Families waited anxiously for news while authorities faced challenges in rescuing people and finding the cause of the fire.
Authorities have started collecting DNA samples to identify the victims. So far, 48 samples from family members have been collected at Civil Hospital Karachi, and 10 of these have been sent to the Sindh Forensic ICCBS DNA lab. Another 38 samples from family members are in the process of being sent tonight. Regarding the victims, 21 DNA samples from dead bodies have been collected, and 10 have already been sent to the lab. Cross-matching of samples will continue over the next 2–3 days as part of the identification process. – DIG / South
List of missing persons:
| S. No | Name | Age | Contact | |
| 1 | Omer Nabeel S/o Shahid Ali | 44 | 0346-9908425 (Zafar) | |
| 2 | Ayesha Sami W/o Omer Nabeel | 36 | 0346-9908425 (Zafar) | |
| 3 | Ali bin Umer | 11 | 0346-9908425 (Zafar) | |
| 4 | Sufiyan | 15 | 0309-9996790 (Bilal Sheikh) | |
| 5 | Abdullah | 18 | 0309-9996790 (Bilal Sheikh) | |
| 6 | Tanveer Ahmed | 45 | 0311-8702856 Nauman | |
| 7 | Chrchill | 26 | 0321-9252333 Irfan George | |
| 8 | Kainat | 22 | 0343-2953902 (Anwer Shamsi) | |
| 9 | Rahila Tabassum | 40-45 | 0343-2953902 (Anwer Shamsi) | |
| 10 | Shaista Jabeen | 30-35 | 0343-2953902 (Anwer Shamsi) | |
| 11 | Anus Imran | 26 | 0315-5878033 (Ryan Amir) | |
| 12 | Muhammad Shees | 20-26 | ||
| 13 | Muhammad Naveed Punjwani | 30 | ||
| 14 | Aftab S/o Muhammad | 43 |   | |
| 15 | Adnan S/o M. Hanif | 28 | 0332-3927306 (Atif |   |
| 16 | M. Kamran S/o M. Hanif | 32 | 0332-3927306 (Atif |   |
| 17 | Ghufran Ahmed S/o M. Ahmed | 69 |   | |
| 18 | Islam Ul Haq S/o Ahteram Ul Qureshi | 43 | 03453900006 (Naveed) 03009200624 |   |
| 19 | M. Ashraf |   | ||
| 20 | M Saad |   | ||
| 21 | Misbah Irfan | 32 | 0344-2030638 (Anwar) |   |
| 22 | Nimra Irfan | 27 | 0344-2030638 (Anwar) |   |
| 23 | Maryam Noor | 15 | 0344-2030638 (Anwar) |   |
| 24 | Shiraz S/o Ramzan Ali | 25 | Shop No: 95 (0323-2017779 Dilshad) |   |
| 25 | M. Fahad S/o Ashraf Hussain | 23 |   | |
| 26 | Ch Ramzan Ali | 60 | Shop No 85 meezanin flour (0323-2017779 Dilshad) | |
| 27 | M. Haider Ali S/o M. Khalid Ali | 13 | 0331-0006485 (Kashan |   |
| 28 | M. Khizar Ali S/o M . Khalid Ali | 19 | 0331-0006485 (Kashan |   |
| 29 | Asif Khan | Shop No: 86 1st Floor |   | |
| 30 | Abdul Samad S/o Rehman | 17 | 0320-3705057 (Abdul Rehman) | |
| 31 | Hassam S/o Afzal | 15 | 0321-2473274 (Khurram) |   |
| 32 | Usman S/o Gul Faiz | 24 |   | |
| 33 | M. Ramzan S/o Allah Baksh | 46 |   | |
| 34 | Abu Bakar Ismail |   | ||
| 35 | Shaikh Salman | 45 | 0321-9281436 ( Noman) | |
| 36 | Salman | 17 | 0321-2473274 (Khurram) | |
| 37 | Hamza S/o Sarfaraz | 12 | 0321-2473274 (Khurram) | |
| 38 | Sadaqat ullah | 28 | 0311-1201293 (Hashmat) | |
| 39 | Ashar | 11 | 0346-9908425 (Zafar) | |
| 40 | Nimat | 24 | 0312-2828207 (Abdul Lateef) | |
| 41 | Sadaqat | 22 | 0312-2828207 (Abdul Lateef) | |
| 42 | M. Yousuf S/o Amir | 15 | 0312-2828207 (Abdul Lateef) | |
| 43 | Yaseen S/o Amir | 15 | 0312-2828207 (Abdul Lateef) | |
| 44 | Abdullah | 16 | 0312-2828207 (Abdul Lateef) | |
| 45 | M. Ali Ghanchi | 55 | 0337-3157844 (Adnan) | |
| 46 | Sarfaraz | 45 | 0337-3157844 (Adnan) | |
| 47 | Asif | 40 | 0337-3157844 (Adnan) | |
| 48 | Faisal | 40 | 0337-3157844 (Adnan) | |
| 49 | Saad | 32 | 0337-3157844 (Adnan) | |
| 50 | M. Arif S/o Hameed | 28 | 0323-2737878 | |
| 51 | M. Faizan S/o Rasheed | 16 | 0312-2124851 (Shoaib) | |
| 52 | Abdul Qayum | 26 | 0312-2124851 (Shoaib) | |
| 53 | Asif Khan | 43 | 0333-2075851 Azam Khan | |
| 54 | M. Hanif | 60 | 0321-2095118 (Muzamil) | |
| 55 | Asif Attari | 37 | 0332-4886827 | |
| 56 | Imran S/o Ibrahim | 27 | 0301-214744 (Ibrahim) | |
| 57 | M. Ashraf | 42 | 0344-2030638 (Anwar) | |
| 58 | Saad Irfan | 30 | 0344-2030638 (Anwar) | |
| 59 | Kausar Parveen | 60 | 0344-2030638 (Anwar) | |
| 60 | M. Athar (Sukkur wala) | 52 | 0313-3447005 (Zohaib | |
| 61 | Yaseen Sarwar | 17 | 0321-3672705 (Imran | |
| 62 | Saleem Usman | 45 | 0315-6533895 (Hamza | |
| 63 | Asif Majeed | 35 | 03322215917 (Aziz | |
| 64 | Ibrar Akram | 20 | 0310-6938796 ( Farhan | |
| 65 | M. Bilal | 25 | 0331-0006485 (Kashan | |
| 66 | Abdul Haseeb | 20 | 0330-2341222 (Abdul Hadi) | |
| 67 | Aftab Muhammad | 35 | 0319-5741582 (Nazim) | |
| 68 | Usman Gulfez | 24 | 0343-2262545 (Gulfez) | |
| 69 | Naveed Jumma | 30 | 0309-2930934 (Abbas) | |
| 70 | Moshin Adam Shikari | 40 | 0322-2122587 |
