Fire-hit Gul Plaza haunts young and old alike

A view of the badly damaged Gul Plaza structure.—Fahim Siddiqi / White Star KARACHI: It is easy to be wise after the event. Hindsight is a luxury. On Sunday morning, March 1, two police patrol vehicles (mobiles) are parked outside Gul Plaza: one, on M.A. Jinnah Road, the other, at the back of the ill-fated shopping centre which caught a harrowing fire on Jan 17, taking scores of innocent lives, compelling the media to focus on the issue for a couple of weeks. As is the practice, an incon...

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