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Building in Karachi's DHA tilts to one side

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Building in DHA, Karachi tilts to one side — Twitter  Building in DHA sealed after it tilts three inches to one side. Residents claim tilt is due to adjacent plot being waterlogged. Empty plot adjacent to building also sealed. A building in Karachi was sealed by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) after it being vacated due to a three-inch tilt to the right. Residents of the building claimed that their building must have tilted to one side as a result of the adjacent vacant plot being severely waterlogged. The three-story building on Khayaban-e-Shamsheer in DHA Phase V reportedly leaned to one side before being sealed, according to DHA spokesman Colonel Kashif. Also read:  One dead, dozen injured as building collapse in Karachi's DHA He added that the empty plot adjacent to the building was also sealed. There was digging going on in the plot for some construction work. The building tilted some three inches towards its right side, the DHA spokesperson said. He added that