At least 11 people, including women and children, were wounded in aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi on night between Sunday and Monday. According to details, a stray bullet wounded 13-year-old girl Maryam in Soldier Bazaar area while a woman was injured in aerial firing near ICI Bridge.
Aerial firing in Light House area injured a man named Umair while Yameen was wounded in Sarafa Bazaar area of Kharadar. At least seven more people were injured in the incidents of aerial firing in Azam Basti, Lines Area, Landhi, Mahmoodabad, Defence, Ayesha Manzil and Numaish Chowrangi. The wounded persons were later shifted to hospitals for further treatment.