LAHORE: In yet another shocking incident, a 22-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself while shooting a video for the highly popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok. According to police, the incident took place in Lahore’s Sundar Sharif area where a 22-year-old boy named Dawood along with his another 25-year-old TikToker friend was filming a video with a pistol. Dawood accidentally squeezed the trigger and shot himself in the eye. The 25-year-old TikToker, who was also shooting a video along with Dawood received bullet wounds and was shifted to hospital. According to the initial investigation report prepared by police, the incident occurred during filming a video for TikTok. On October 3, a 13-year-old boy in Karachi had lost his life while making a video for the highly popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok. Three people had been injured and a teenager was killed after they were run over by a hi-roof while making a TikTok video at Lyari expressway. All three were recording video for popular short-video app TikTok, said police. It is pertinent to mention here that on October 9, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had placed a ban on TikTok in the country. TLTP
