BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China expressed deep condolences to victims of a shopping mall fire in Pakistan's Karachi and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Thursday.

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows a burnt shopping mall in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi. (Photo: Xinhua)

Guo wished the injured a speedy recovery at a news briefing.

The death toll from the fire in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi had climbed to 60 after at least 30 bodies were recovered from a shop of the multi-storey building, local officials said on Wednesday.