KARACHI: Three women were found dead inside a house in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block 1 area of the metropolis on Sunday, according to police and rescue officials.
One man was also found in an unconscious condition, said the rescue officials.
In a statement, police said initial observations suggested the deaths occurred due to suffocation caused by a suspected gas leak. However, an investigation into the matter was underway.
Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar took notice of the incident, directing Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) East District to conduct a transparent investigation into the matter.
Last month, an explosion that erupted due to gas leakage left a woman severely wounded in Karachi’s Korangi No 6. Subsequently, she succumbed to burn injuries in the hospital.
Later in November, a similar incident was witnessed in Karachi’s Ranchore Line area, where a match lit caused a blast in a residential flat.
The police had said the couple and their two daughters sustained injuries in the explosion that occurred due to the gas leakage. The victims were shifted to the hospital.
