KARACHI: A 12-year-old boy was shot dead by muggers on Hub River Road in Baldia Town late on Saturday night, Saeedabad police and rescue services officials said.

They said that Farhan Shahjahan was travelling in a rickshaw when armed muggers shot him upon offering resistance near Naval Colony.

The boy suffered critical bullet wounds and was taken to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds during treatment.

Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2021