According to officials on Wednesday, 26 people were hurt by aerial gunfire during Karachi’s New Year’s celebrations and were taken to different hospitals throughout the city.
The Karachi Commissioner said on Sunday that Section 144 would be enforced for 48 hours beginning on December 31.
In Karachi, New Year’s Eve is marked by pyrotechnics and aerial gunfire by locals, which has previously resulted in injuries.
On New Year’s Day 2024, 75 individuals were detained and charged throughout Karachi for New Year’s Eve celebrations that resulted in the death of an infant girl and the injuries of 32 others.
According to information provided by the Karachi Police and Edhi on Wednesday, the injuries were a result of stray bullets, and further investigations were underway. A total of six injured were brought to Civil Hospital.
Two were residents of the Kumharwada area of Lyari, both aged 25, one was a 23-year-old from Denso Market, a 55-year-old from Nishtar Road, and an 18- and 23-year-old from Lyari’s Ayesha Masjid and Ghousia Road, Agra Taj Colony, respectively.
Nine injured people from various locations, including the Shah Faisal Colony, Tariq Road, Sharea Faisal, Landhi, Korangi, Steel Town, and Malir, were taken to Jinnah Hospital.
In addition to three teenagers, two 25-year-olds, one 31-year-old, a 42-year-old, and a 50-year-old lady, the youngest victim brought in was an 11-year-old boy.
A 35-year-old man from Sohrab Goth, three residents from different parts of Liaquatabad, ages 18, 24, and 28, a 23-year-old from North Nazimabad, a 24-year-old from Orangi Town, a 29-year-old from Liaquatabad’s Qasimabad, a 12-year-old boy from Ayesha Manzil, a 29-year-old from Dastagir Block 9, a 17-year-old from Manghopir, and a 25-year-old from Liaquatabad were among the victims who were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
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