At least 21 women were injured in a stampede that occurred on Monday at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Ground during the distribution of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) payments, officials said.
Rescue vehicles rushed to the scene and shifted injured women to the Civil Hospital for treatment. Rescue officials indicated that one woman’s condition was critical in the wake of the incident.
According to Jackson Police Station House Officer (SHO) Baber Hameed, the wounded women were moved to Civil Hospital Karachi.
A patient list prepared by the hospital showed that 21 patients were brought to the facility, according to Dawn News.
SHO Hameed said that around “2,000 to 3,000” women had arrived to collect the funds. He suspected that the lock on the main gate was broken due to which a huge number of women entered, leading to the stampede.
The official regretted that there was only one BISP centre — the KPT Ground — for the entire Keamari district, where women from Machar Colony, Musharraf Colony, Kharadar and Mithadar came to collect funds.
