Teenage boy shot dead over trivial issue

KARACHI: A teenage boy was shot dead while seven others were wounded over a trivial matter in Orangi Town late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.

Area SHO Khamiso Khan said two neighbours quarrelled over a dispute involving their children but the issue escalated and led to the firing. As a result, 15-year-old Ehsan Ullah was killed and seven others were wounded.

The body and wounded were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Published in Dawn, May 13th, 2026

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