70pc buildings in Karachi have no fire safety system, moot told

• Experts criticise role of SBCA in implementing building by-laws
• FPA chief says over 2,900 big and small fires reported in Karachi over 11 months

KARACHI: City planners, engineers and architects at a conference on Tuesday raised concerns about the effectiveness of regulatory bodies like the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) in Karachi and questioned their failure to enforce building by-laws by approving illegal construction of multi-storey residential, commercial, and industrial buildings without fire safety plans.