Summary The city erupted in gunfire at midnight, as a result of which many were injured
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The moment clock struck 12am, marking the start of August 14, the day on which Pakistan came into being in 1947, the people of Karachi hit roads and rooftops to celebrate the day, unfortunately resorting to firing in the air, leaving a woman dead and several injured.
A woman was killed and 93 people were injured in aerial firing incidents in different areas of the city during Independence Day celebrations here on Thursday.
According to the police report, a woman was seriously injured by a bullet coming from an unknown direction in the Sarafa Bazaar area of Paposh Nagar. She was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in a critical condition, but the woman died.
According to a Karachi Police spokesperson, a man was injured in a gunshot wound in the New Karachi, Paposh Nagar Chandni Chowk area of Bilal Colony. Imran, 49, was injured near the Liaquatabad underpass in Nazimabad area of Sharifabad. Burgan, 35, was injured in a gunshot wound from an unknown direction near the Five Star Chowrangi Imam Clinic area of Shara Noor Jahan.
Rahim, 12, was injured when he was shot from an unknown direction near 11.50 Rehmat Chowk, Orangi Town, Pakistan Bazaar area. He said that Zahid Hussain, 40, was injured when he was shot from an unknown direction near Habib Bank Plaza, II Chandrigar Road, Mithadar area.
Naushad, 50, was injured by a bullet near Saddar Akbar Road in the Predi area, Abdul Hamid, 45, was injured by a bullet from an unknown direction near Gizri Mubarak Mosque, and Sabiha, 40, was injured by a bullet coming from an unknown direction near the Old Sabzi Mandi Maling Hotel.
Faryan, 20, was injured by a bullet coming from an unknown direction near the dangerous bend in the Lines area, Abdul Sattar, 45, was injured by a bullet coming from an unknown direction in the Korangi 5.5 area, and Tariq, 35, was injured by a bullet coming from an unknown direction near Jinnah Hospital. A 23-year-old Asad was injured in a bullet from an unknown direction in Gulbahar Muhammad Village, 23-year-old Ramzan in Kalri Nayaabad area of Lyari, 4-year-old Ali was injured in a bullet from an unknown direction in Jamshed Quarters area, and 7-year-old Noorul Ain was injured in a bullet from an unknown direction in Mominabad Afridi Colony.
Similarly, many people were injured at the Cantt Station Platform, North Nazimabad Five Star Flyover Bridge, Saddar Akbar Road Ayesha Masjid, Azizabad Makka Chowk, Malir Wireless Gate, Taimuriya North Nazimabad Block L, Iqbal Market Orangi Town Manzoor Nagar, Shara Noor Jahan Block P Dislawa Colony, Pakistan Bazaar Orangi Town Sector 11.50, Pak Colony Bada Board.
Citizens were also injured in Bilal Colony New Karachi 4K Chowrangi, Garden Pakistan Quarter, Predi Akbar Road, Aqsa Masjid, Aram Bagh area, MA Jinnah Road, Korangi 2.5 number, Matka Wali Plia, Korangi 5.5 number, and Mahmoodabad Street number 3.
The injured people were shifted to the hospital after being shot from an unknown direction in Korangi No. 2, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Hazara Goth, Jail Chowrangi Noor Masjid, Korangi 4, Sector 51.
