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Imran Khan Evacuated as PM Secretariat Catches Fire [Developing]

According to reports, the Prime Minister Secretariat caught fire earlier today while the PM Imran Khan and other staff were in the building.

The fire was caused by a short circuit and it engulfed the sixth floor of the building around noon today.

When the incident happened, PM Imran Khan was chairing an important meeting and refused to leave the office.

However, the fire intensified and the security officials had to intervene to safely evacuate PM Khan and other staff and officials from the building.

Six fire-fighter trucks are on the scene trying to control the fire.

Fortunately, no casualty has been reported.

Update

Deputy Commissioner Islamabad has tweeted that the nobody was harmed in the incident, which was probably caused by a short circuit.

This is a developing story and will be updated as we get more information.

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Rizvi Syed