A civil court on Saturday admitted a citizen's lawsuits seeking Rs110 million in damages from the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and District Municipal Corporation (Central) over the death of his infant child and wife, who had drowned in an uncovered under-construction nullah in Shadman. Muhammad Danish, along with his 24-year-old wife Saman and two infant children, had fallen in open drainage near Qalandaria Chowk on the night of July 17 during heavy rainfall in the city. Danish, a resident of Orangi Town's Sector 10-L, has sought over Rs110 million in damages under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 from the KMC commissioner and DMC (Central) commissioner over the twin deaths.

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