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Sindh Government to Cover Private Hospital Expenses for Critically Injured in Karachi Imambargah Crash
The Sindh government has announced it will cover all medical costs at private hospitals for those severely injured after a vehicle crashed into a Muharram majlis in DHA, Karachi, killing a teenage girl. The investigation has been handed over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) after an FIR was registered alleging that the crash was a deliberate, premeditated terrorist act rather than an accident.
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by News Desk
2026-06-23
Sindh Government to Cover Private Hospital Expenses for Critically Injured in Karachi Imambargah Crash

Detailed Report

  • The Executive Healthcare Directive: The Sindh provincial government has announced that it will fully bear the medical expenses for victims who were severely injured when a vehicle crashed into a Muharram congregation tent in Karachi. Following directives from Provincial Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho, the Sindh Health Department dispatched formal letters on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to the administrations of Aga Khan University Hospital and South City Hospital. The medical institutions have been ordered to provide immediate, high-quality treatment to the victims without delay and route all financial vouchers directly to the provincial treasury for settlement.

  • The Tragedy and Impacted Casualties: The incident occurred on Sunday night, June 21, 2026, at approximately 9:30 PM outside the Masjid-o-Imambargah Baqiatullah located in Phase VI, Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Karachi. A fast-moving Suzuki pickup truck violently breached the outer security perimeters, tearing directly into a roadside tent where a Muharram majlis was under way. The crash resulted in the death of a teenage girl and left more than a dozen others injured, primarily women and children. The provincial health department has formally identified the critically injured patients currently undergoing treatment across the two private medical hubs:

    • Aga Khan University Hospital: Shabana Bibi, Mehnaz Bibi, Zunaira Fatima, Kousar Parveen, Bibi Irshad, Bibi Mumtaz, Iman Fatima, and Fatima Maheen.

    • South City Hospital: Shabana Batool and Amna Batool.

  • The Conspiracy Allegations: The formal criminal complaint was registered on Monday by the chief of security at the Imambargah. The FIR explicitly rejects the accidental crash narrative, alleging that the driver intentionally accelerated through the security barriers under a "planned scheme and criminal conspiracy." According to the complainant, circulating social media footage of the event confirms a deliberate trajectory into the seated mourners. The security head further stated in the FIR that the act represents a "deliberate rehearsal of a larger terrorist action," noting that the facility had been facing persistent threats from banned sectarian organizations ahead of the holy month.
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