Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan’s mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said on Sunday.Most of the debris has been removed,” Hassaan Khan, a spokesman for government rescue service 1122 told AFP, adding that the death toll stood at 27 on Sunday morning.Most of the debris has been removed,” Hassaan Khan, a spokesman for government rescue service 1122 told AFP, adding that the death toll stood at 27 on Sunday morning.. Roof and building collapses are common across Pakistan, mainly because of poor safety standards and shoddy construction materials in the South Asian country of more than 240 million people.
