Death toll of building collapse in Pakistan's Karachi rises to 17

The life detection equipment indicates that at least 10 people are still alive under the rubble. We're working urgently but carefully to rescue them," Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan, the operation's spokesperson, told Xinhua from the site.

teams, equipped with five disaster response vehicles, two snorkels, several ambulances, cranes, and lifters, reached the site shortly after receiving distress calls, and over 100 personnel are actively participating in the operation to locate and retrieve victims from the debris, he added.

said the operation, which has continued for over 20 hours, may require another seven to eight hours to complete.

Talking to Xinhua, Mayor of Karachi Murtaza Wahab said that they had previously declared the building "dangerous," directing the residents to evacuate it.