Independence Day
Karachi
At least two people lost their lives while more than 80 sustained injuries due to aerial firing in different areas of Karachi during the Independence Day celebrations. Revellers resorted to aerial firing at midnight to celebrate the 76th Independence Day of Pakistan. The firing incidents took place in different areas including Lyari, Garden, Landhi, Korangi, Mehmoodabad, New Karachi, Bilal Colony, and Garden which resulted in more than 80 injuries. Meanwhile, a woman was killed after a bullet hit her from an unknown direction in the city’s Numaish Chowrangi area.
The rescue sources added that 24 injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital, 29 to Jinnah Hospital and 30 to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
