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KARACHI: Four people were killed in incidents of firing in Karachi on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.

One person was killed in the city's Gulistan-i-Jauhar area and a case was registered pertaining to the killing in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar police station.

Moreover, one person was shot dead in Karachi's Old Golimar area and two people were killed in the city's Agra Taj Colony and Khamosh Colony.

Furthermore, 26 people, including two women, had been injured during “celebratory gunfire” on New Year night. The injured were subsequently shifted to different hospitals for medical treatment.

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