An 8-year-old girl was killed alongside 2 others during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. The incident is reported to be a result of “reckless” aerial firing. Additionally, over 60 people are reported injured due to the same.
8-year-old girl killed during Pakistan’s Independence Day Celebrations
According to reports, the incidents took place across Karachi, with the 8-year-old becoming a victim of a stray bullet in Azizabad and a man by the name of Stephen being killed in Korangi. In total, such incidents of reckless aerial firings on Independence Day have resulted in 64 people sustaining gunshot injuries.
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Rescue officials informed that dozens were injured as a result of the reckless firings. The victims include men, women and children. Authorities have criticised the practice and requested citizens to celebrate in a safer way to prevent endangering innocent lives.
An investigation has been launched concerning these incidents, and authorities have taken strict action against the people involved in the aerial firings.
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The State of Gun Crime in Pakistan
The incidents of reckless firings in Karachi have reignited debate over the city’s persistent gun crime problem. According to reports acquired by ARY News, Pakistan’s gun crime has cost a lot of innocent lives before this Independence Day incident.
According to them, 42 people, including 5 women, lost their lives to firings in January, with the injured count totalling 233.
Additionally, five people also lost their lives while preventing robberies. These incidents took place in different areas of the city and added to the total count of gun violence on top of the people killed in aerial shootings.
According to the authorities, the gun crime in Pakistan can be attributed to disagreements, personal animosities, and resistance to robbery attempts. Other contributors to the rise in the death statistics of Karachi are Road accidents and aerial firing.
This incident has prompted the authorities to call for stricter enforcement of gun laws and more sensible decision-making to prevent such incidents in future.
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