Another victim of Karachi’s DHA home fumigation dies

KARACHI: An eight-year-old girl, who was among seven members of a family that fainted after inhaling insecticide fumes sprayed at their home in Defence Housing Authority a day before, died at a private hospital on Friday, police said.

The girl, identified as Jannat, was the second child of the house owner, Dr Zia-ud-Din Shaikh, as his five-year-old son, Moin-ud-Din, was pronounced dead on arrival by doctors on Thursday, the police said.

They said that Dr Zia had the fumigation carried...