Mob storms, ransacks & loots Karachi's Dream Bazaar Mall in Pakistan on opening day; videos go viral (Watch)

By Shweta KumariFirst Published Sep 1, 2024, 6:56 PM IST
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The grand opening of Dream Bazaar Mall in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Johar descended into chaos when baton-wielding individuals stormed the venue, leading to widespread looting and vandalism.

The opening of a clothing accessories and homeware brands shop at a mall in Pakistan's Karachi turned completely chaotic when a massive crowd stormed the building before looting and vandalising the property.

As per local reports, a large number of baton-wielding individuals rushed to the mall to avail heavy discount after coming across the ad about the opening of the store.

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Shocking videos from the scene, absolute embarassment, went viral on social media, clearing shows the mob looting the shop and taking away branded clothes with them.

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A businessman of Pakistani origin living abroad opened a huge mall in Gulistan-e-Johar locality of Karachi, which he named Dream Bazaar. And today on the day of inauguration he had announced a special discount. A crowd of about one lakh Paki goths stormed the mall and looted the… pic.twitter.com/wh98litD2b

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The incident took place in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar. According to reports, the opening of the shop was publicised and advertised through social media to attract large number of people.

A Huge Mall Dream Bazar was built by a Pak foreign businessesman in Karachi, Pakistan- On it's inauguration yesterday he offered special discount for Pakistani locals..... and the whole Mall was looted pic.twitter.com/ah4d2ULh3l

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Social media is abuzz with videos that show hundreds of people breaking into the building while the mall staff inside helplessly see the unruly mob damaging the property.

SHOCKING NEWS 🚨 HUGE Mall Dream Bazaar looted by Pakistan locals immediately after Grand Inauguration.

The mall was built by a foreign businessman in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Johar.

Entire World in SH0CK !!

Locals stormed the mall, looted & vandalized the whole Mall. Police also… pic.twitter.com/9IMZdDVX1S

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All the videos showed the entire building was vandalised with clothes lying on the floor, surrounded by shattered glass. People were even seen filming themselves while they looted the store.

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