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Pakistan batsmen Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Amin hurt in Karachi hotel fire

Pakistan middle order batsmen Sohaib Maqsood and Umar Amin were injured during a stampede triggered in the wake of an overnight blaze that erupted in Karachi’s Regent Plaza hotel on Monday (Today).

It should be mentioned here that the cricketers are part of UBL team. They were staying at the hotel to take part in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

The UBL team will not play its match scheduled for today.

Meantime, Under-19 player Yaseen got a fracture in his leg after he jumped from the floor to save his life.

READ MORE: 11 killed, 75 injured as fire erupts in Karachi’s Regent Plaza hotel

The hotel caught fire early Monday morning and left 11 people including three doctors and four women dead. Over 75 people were wounded during the stampede as they tried to stay clear of the fire. Several people jumped from the upper floors of the hotel.

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