Till now, six lives have been claimed by the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Al-Amna Plaza on Karachi's M.A. Jinnah Road. The blast not only destabilised structural pillars and shattered windows of nearby shops and homes, but exposed the lethal consequences of regulatory neglect in densely settled areas.

Official statements confirm the warehouse had once held a licence - yet it had not been renewed for years. This lapse compels deeper scrutiny. Was there ever a follow-up inspection? Why was the licence's expiry not flagged? And how was hazardous material permitted to remain in the heart of the city without oversight? The absence of rigorous enforcement reflects the broader administrative malaise that Karachi is interspersed with storerooms and godowns storing combustible high-risk g

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