Aerial Firing Mars I-Day Celebrations in Hyderabad
Rescue officials said the casualties included 56 men, 15 women, 15 boys and eight girls as aerial firing spread across the city.
- On Friday, celebratory gunfire during Independence Day festivities in Karachi left at least two people dead and 94 others injured as residents marked the nation's 79th Independence Day.
- Aerial firing remains a routine occurrence on occasions like Independence Day and New Year's Eve despite past bans, with Karachi containing thousands of licensed and unlicensed arms residents frequently use to celebrate.
- Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed reported 17 people brought to Civil Hospital, 24 to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, and 53 to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre; casualties included 56 men, 15 women, 15 boys, and eight girls.
- In Karachi's East district, authorities arrested 10 suspects during a crackdown, while West district police took three others into custody and recovered weapons used for the firing, officials said.
- Hyderabad, the second largest urban centre of Sindh, reported seven injured including a woman and a teenage girl from celebratory gunfire that continued until early Friday; police arrested four people for allegedly engaging in aerial firing.
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2 dead, 94 injured in celebratory aerial firing incidents in Karachi on Independence Day eve
KARACHI: At least two people were killed and 94 others injured in celebratory firing incidents in Karachi on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day, officials said on Friday. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said 17 people were brought to Civil Hospital, 24 were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and 53 were brought to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. She added that one male from PIB Colony and an infant died in aerial firing incidents. The do…
2 De@d, 94 Injured in Aerial F!ring Incidents in Karachi on Independence Day Eve
Celebrations for Pakistan’s Independence Day turned tragic in Karachi. According to reports, on the night of 13-14 August 2026, celebratory aerial firing killed at least two people and injured 94 others across the city. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed confirmed that the injured were taken to major hospitals. Seventeen patients reached Civil Hospital, 24 went to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, and 53 were treated at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. A…
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