The death toll from a collapsed multistory residential building in southern Pakistan has risen to 16 as search operations to find eight survivors trapped under the rubble continued for the second day

Officials say a multistory building has collapsed in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killing at least six people and injuring several others.

The incident of Karachi building collapse has triggered scenes of panic and distress in Pakistan's southern port city, where several buildings have been declared unfit for occupation. The death toll in the collapse has risen to 17.