At least four labourers died, and one suffered injuries after a section of the under-construction Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge collapsed near the Tangwani Canal in Sindh on Friday.
Local sources said a large section of the bridge gave way during construction and fell onto labourers working below.
Authorities recovered four bodies from the rubble and shifted the injured worker for medical treatment.
Officials identified three deceased workers as Abu Bakar, Imam Bakhsh and Imdad Nandwani, while they had not confirmed the fourth victim’s identity.
Initial reports linked the casualties to possible inadequate safety arrangements at the construction site.
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— Liaquat Ali (@Liaquatmalick) May 15, 2026The collapse also renewed questions over construction quality and alleged corruption in the multi-billion-rupee project.
The Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge project aims to connect upper Sindh with Punjab and Balochistan over the Indus River. Sindh’s Works and Services Department launched the project, and the concession agreement was signed in May 2018.
Construction began in August 2020. The project expanded from an initial three-kilometre design to about 12.2 kilometres after the Indus River Commission reviewed conditions following the 2022 floods.
Project cost rose from Rs17 billion to about Rs32 billion after delays, design revisions and flood-related changes.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said last year that work had resumed on the stalled project and expressed hope for its inauguration in June 2027.
