KARACHI: A young man was killed and nine others were wounded in celebratory firing on the eve of Independence Day in different parts of the city, police and rescuers said on Sunday.

A stray bullet killed 20-year-old Rohail Iqbal in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. The Sharea Faisal police said that the victim, a first-year student, was standing outside his home in Al-Sham Complex on Rashid Minhas Road when a stray bullet hit him.

He was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, said Dr Seemin Jamali, head of the JPMC’s emergency department.

He sustained a bullet wound in the head.

Gulshan SP Dr Fahad Ahmed told Dawn that he became a victim of celebratory firing. Meanwhile, a stray bullet hit 15-year-old Uzair Iftikhar at Jail Chowrangi. Rehmatullah, 55, was also wounded by a stray bullet at old Subzi Mandi. Both incidents took place within the remit of the Mobina Town police station.

Meanwhile, a police spokesperson said Shariq Javed was wounded in Lines Area within the remit of the Brigade police station.

Two men — Waleed Muhammad, 20, and Abdul Malik, 30 — suffered gunshot wounds in Lyari’s Khada Market and Niazi Chowk areas. They were shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi for treatment.

A stray bullet hit Mohammed Yunus, 30, in Chanesar Goth near Rehmania Masjid. He was admitted to the JPMC for treatment, said Dr Jamali.

Published in Dawn, August 15th, 2016