Karachi: 11 injured in Independence Day celebratory gunfire

Dunya News

At least 11 people were wounded in aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least 11 people, including women and children, were wounded in aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi on night between Sunday and Monday, Dunya News reported.

According to details, a stray bullet wounded 13-year-old girl Maryam in Soldier Bazaar area while a woman was injured in aerial firing near ICI Bridge.

Aerial firing in Light House area injured a man named Umair while Yameen was wounded in Sarafa Bazaar area of Khara Dar.

At least seven more people were injured in incidents of aerial firing in Azam Basti, Lines Aera, Landhi, Mahmoodabad, Defence, Aysha Manzil and Numaish Chowrangi. The wounded persons were shifted to various hospitals of the city.