Celebratory Gun Fire - When will the penny drop that this is dangerous?

[MenInG]

KARACHI: At least 16 people including children have been injured in the celebratory fire that rang through Karachi on New Year Eve, ARY NEWS reported.

According to details, the injuries from aerial firing on New Year Eve have been reported from Azizabad, Ranchor Line, North Nazimabad, Korangi, Surjani, Saddar, Malir 15, and other areas of the city.

According to rescue sources, a man sustained a bullet wound near Mukka Chowk in Azizabad while a 14-year-old boy suffered a bullet wound in Ranchor Line area. A 10-year-old girl was injured after aerial firing in North Nazimabad block Q.

In the meat market at Malir 15, one person was injured while another sustained bullet wound in Liaquatabad supermarket.

A man sustained a bullet wound at Zainab Market in Saddar while another one sustained injuries from a stray bullet.

The Sindh Home Department has already imposed a ban on celebratory firing besides ordering security deployments on coastal and sensitive localities ahead of New Year Eve.

According to the notification, aerial firing was banned and orders were issued to impose emergency in hospitals.

“Anybody involved in aerial firing will be booked under attempt to murder charges while youngsters using motorbikes without silencers will be arrested,” he said.

ARY

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: A 12-year-old boy was killed in celebratory firing in Karachi’s Ajmer Nagri on New Year’s Eve, police said on Saturday.

The body of the minor has been handed over to the bereaved family after medico-legal formalities, they said.

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The child’s father Mohammad Shah, a tailor by profession, said he had only two children. “My child was snatched from me, who is responsible for his death?” he asked.

The police said no FIR has been registered as yet nor has been any arrest made.

ARY

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hope everyone had a safe New Year’s Eve last night. Please listen to my message carefully, if we want betterment for our country then we need to all work together to make a change! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopAirFiring?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopAirFiring</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GunSafety?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GunSafety</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyNewYear2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HappyNewYear2022</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sindhpolicedmc8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sindhpolicedmc8</a> <a href="https://t.co/99pOHu6pOw">pic.twitter.com/99pOHu6pOw</a></p>— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) <a href="https://twitter.com/wasimakramlive/status/1477131112606539782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Saj]

A friend of mine recently came back from a wedding in Lahore.

He stated that the groom's family had paid a few people to fire into the air continually when they arrived at the wedding venue. Those individuals were firing indiscriminately without a care in the world.

Crazy!

 

[James]

Always wondered about this.

Surely they could use blanks ?

 

[MenInG]

This is footage from Karachi last night

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[street cricketer]

Just where do civilians get these guns from?

Thankfully it's not an issue in India, where gun ownership is pretty low.

 

[MenInG]

Just where do civilians get these guns from?

Thankfully it's not an issue in India, where gun ownership is pretty low.

Guns - the by product of the Afghanistan Russian invasion.

I recall from school days that having a gun in a household was a rare thing but when that happened, things changed in Pakistan drastically.

 

[Saj]

Always wondered about this.

Surely they could use blanks ?

It's a macho thing where people want to use live bullets.

I recall going to Pakistan and a relative got a loaded gun out of his unlocked cabinet which his children had access to. He was expecting me to be impressed!

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Remember watching kids firing AK’s in the streets of Landhi after the CT17 win. The sooner they ban guns, the better.

 

[Giannis]

Guns - the by product of the Afghanistan Russian invasion.

I recall from school days that having a gun in a household was a rare thing but when that happened, things changed in Pakistan drastically.

I guess it depends where in Pakistan you're in. I know my grandpa was strapped.

 

[Giannis]

Just where do civilians get these guns from?

Thankfully it's not an issue in India, where gun ownership is pretty low.

Pakistan has a big gun culture

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Pakistan has a big gun culture

Guns are just the latest iteration. It used to be knives or swords before that. in rural areas weapons were/are needed for protection from bandits. I think only Imran Khan has the long term vision to solve this, he has lived both cultures and we know he reflects the best values from both Pakistan and Britain.

 

[Greenstorm]

Guns - the by product of the Afghanistan Russian invasion.

I recall from school days that having a gun in a household was a rare thing but when that happened, things changed in Pakistan drastically.

That may be true for larger cities like Karachi but gun culture was prevalent in rural areas well before Soviet invasion.

And to be fair, casualties from celebratory fire in rural areas are rare. Inexperienced operators in densely populated urban areas makes this activity even more dangerous.

In my opinion, government should organize 'gun melas' specially in rural areas where thrill seekers can relieve themselves in relatively safe settings.

 

[MenInG]

That may be true for larger cities like Karachi but gun culture was prevalent in rural areas well before Soviet invasion.

And to be fair, casualties from celebratory fire in rural areas are rare. Inexperienced operators in densely populated urban areas makes this activity even more dangerous.

In my opinion, government should organize 'gun melas' specially in rural areas where thrill seekers can relieve themselves in relatively safe settings.

I feel that rural areas gun owners were more mature and had 'good' reasons to keep arms (dacoits, land grabbers, family fueds)

City dwellers really have no reason to own more than a hand gun.

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: At least 12 persons including a policeman sustained injuries in aerial firing incidents in different parts of Karachi on Monday, ARY News reported.

Four women and two children were also among the wounded persons who became victims of the celebratory firing a day before the Eidul Fitr.

The incidents took place in Orangi, Bufferzone, Qasba Colony and Gulshan-e-Buner.

In Baldia Sector 5/J, a woman got injured by a blind bullet, whereas, a man sustained injuries inside his house due to firing in Qasba Colony.

In a personal dispute, a person got injured in a firing incident in Bufferzone, whereas, a blind bullet injured a woman in Orangi Town’s Baloch Goth.

Mostly incidents of celebratory firing were reported after the announcement of Eidul Fitr moon.

ARY

 

[MenInG]

Fifty-seven people, including women and children, suffered bullet injuries in aerial firing carried out on eve of Independence Day in different parts of Karachi, officials said on Sunday

“We received 57 persons with bullet injuries brought at three major government hospitals in the metropolis on late Saturday night,” said police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, adding that several of the injured were in critical condition.

Breaking down the count, she said that 15 injured people, including three females aged between 15 to 50 years, were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, adding that some of them were critical and would require long-term treatment.

Meanwhile, Dr Syed said 24 cases of aerial firing were reported at the medico-legal section of Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre. Three of the injured were females.

She said the injured were aged between eight to 60 years, including three females. Dr Syed added that five of them suffered bullet wounds on their heads while three others received injuries on their abdomen.

Similarly, she said 18 people injured from aerial firing were reported at the medico-legal section of Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. The injured were aged between 10 to 50 years with six of them being females.

Meanwhile, an Edhi Foundation spokesperson said in a statement that their ambulances had shifted 34 injured from different areas of the city to hospitals.

Out of them, four people had suffered bullet wounds in Orangi Town, two in Liaquatabad, three in Lyari, four in Shah Faisal Colony, and one each in DHA Phase 2, Dhoraji Colony, Urdu Bazaar, Karimabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and other areas.

A spokesperson of the Chhipa Welfare Association also said that their ambulances had shifted 23 injured from various localities to hospitals.

Meanwhile, Bahadurabad Station House Officer Qurban Ali said that a suspect, Mohammed Ali, was arrested for carrying out aerial firing from a licensed pistol.

South Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Investigation) Dr Mohammed Imran Khan said one suspect, Mohammed Afnan, was arrested while resorting to aerial firing at Eidga. A 9mm pistol along with eight rounds was recovered from him.

The SSP said the police have registered a case against the suspect under section 337-H (punishment for hurt by rush or negligent act) of the Pakistan Penal Code and other relevant laws.

DAWN

 

[sweep_shot]

This is indeed dangerous and pointless. It is also a waste of bullets.

 

[Saj]

My friend has recently returned from Pakistan.

He attended a wedding in Multan where he said guys from the grooms family were fighting over guns that were loaded and that were accidentally fired. I mean how stupid can people be.

It was a miracle that nobody was injured or killed.

 

[Major]

This is a big issue, and when ever there is 14 august or New years eve, I tend to stay inside my home or in my car.

Basically when you fire bullets in the air, they than return back from the sky and can hit you bad.

People love to go on roof or outside to watch the fireworks but ignore that if someone is doing aerial firing it can fall back to hit. Always fear for mom when she watches the fireworks from the balcony.

 

[MenInG]

This is a big issue, and when ever there is 14 august or New years eve, I tend to stay inside my home or in my car.

Basically when you fire bullets in the air, they than return back from the sky and can hit you bad.

People love to go on roof or outside to watch the fireworks but ignore that if someone is doing aerial firing it can fall back to hit. Always fear for mom when she watches the fireworks from the balcony.

How can people afford bullets etc? Am sure this is expensive?

 

[daytrader]

Deaths from aerial firing on the rise in K-P
Since start of T20 Asia Cup on Aug 27, several people have lost their lives

PESHAWAR:
After the victory of Pakistan in the T20 cricket match against India, gunshots echoed in most of the districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar. Two young men lost their lives in aerial firing in Matni, a suburban area of Peshawar, immediately after the match ended. Sudais and Omer Khayyam were residents of the same neighbourhood who were hit by bullets.

According to the police officials, father of Omer pulled out his pistol and started aerial firing killing two youths on the spot.

Indiscriminate aerial firing was also carried out in Tehkal, where 20-year-old Amir was injured and later succumbed to his injuries during treatment. According to Peshawar Khyber Teaching Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Sajjad, eight injured, including five women and three men, in aerial firing were brought to the hospital after the Pakistan and Afghanistan match.

Since the start of T20 matches on August 27, 2022, dozens of people have been injured in aerial firing incidents in Peshawar. Aerial firing was carried out with M4, Kalashnikov and heavy weapons in the areas of Dalazak Road, Shahpur, Yaka Tut, Tehkal, Hayatabad, Chaghalpura, Gharibabad, Gulbahar, Phandu, Matni, Armar, Chamkani, University Town, Khazana and Dawoodzai.

The presence of arms in every home has also raised a question mark on the efficacy of the law enforcement agencies. According to Peshawar Police spokesperson Muhammad Ilyas, 41 people had been arrested and weapons were recovered from the jurisdictions of various police stations for their involvement in aerial firing after the Pakistan and Afghanistan match.

The spokesperson said that a crackdown against illegal weapons is under way in Peshawar in which more than 4,000 accused have been arrested and cases registered against them.

In the tribal areas of K-P, aerial firing on happy occasions, including weddings, winning cricket matches, birth of children and sighting of Eid and Ramazan moons, is an ancient and proud tradition. But often a stray bullet at such events takes the life or makes one paralysed for life.

Due to the minor penalties and only a few hundred rupees fines on aerial firing, people also showcase their heavy, modern and small weapons in aerial firing as a culture/tradition.

A sad incident took place in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on Chand Raat. A child playing in the street was hit by a stray bullet and was admitted to a hospital where he breathed his last. Six-year-old Mashud, who was born after 28 years, was the only brother of three sisters.

The police’s claims of stopping aerial firing are just claims, as the Peshawar police was criticised on social media over the Hayatabad incident.

Little Mashud, who was enrolled just a few days ago in a playgroup, was with the children in the street when a stray bullet hit him in the head. At first, the family thought that he was bleeding because he fell while playing, but when they took him to the emergency of Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar, they were shocked.

The hospital administration said that the child was shot in the head while playing in the street with other children at night. No one knows where the bullet came from, but is this justice to destroy lives of other people for the sake of one’s own happiness? One can only imagine what Mashud’s mother went through when the children wore new clothes on Eid day and she was praying for the safety of her child. Not just the mother but the whole family was mourning. After struggling between life and death for two days, Mashud died. The funeral of Mashud dampened the joyous occasion of Eid as the whole area mourned.

Express Tribune

 

[MenInG]

At least 33 people, including women and children, were injured in the aerial firing on New Year’s evening in different areas of Karachi, SAMAA TV reported on Sunday.

Karachi reverberated with celebratory gunfire Sunday night despite a restriction on aerial firing. Authorities had warned violators would be booked under murder charges.

Most of the injuries from aerial firing were reported from Saddar, Garden, Osmanabad Panjwani Plaza, Lighthouse, Raja Mansion, Hussainabad, Board Office in Nazaimabad (where a minor child got injured), Nazimabad Bridge, Liaquatabad No. 4, Five Star Chowrangi, and Kharadar.

An official said the police led a crackdown against miscreants who were involved in aerial firing, and during their operations, they arrested more than 15 suspects in the city, including two police personnel and four security guards.

 

[RajBan]

At least 33 people, including women and children, were injured in the aerial firing on New Year’s evening in different areas of Karachi, SAMAA TV reported on Sunday.

Karachi reverberated with celebratory gunfire Sunday night despite a restriction on aerial firing. Authorities had warned violators would be booked under murder charges.

Most of the injuries from aerial firing were reported from Saddar, Garden, Osmanabad Panjwani Plaza, Lighthouse, Raja Mansion, Hussainabad, Board Office in Nazaimabad (where a minor child got injured), Nazimabad Bridge, Liaquatabad No. 4, Five Star Chowrangi, and Kharadar.

An official said the police led a crackdown against miscreants who were involved in aerial firing, and during their operations, they arrested more than 15 suspects in the city, including two police personnel and four security guards.

Is the gun license less restrictive and is it common for Pakistani citizens to have guns at home?

 

[sweep_shot]

At least 33 people, including women and children, were injured in the aerial firing on New Year’s evening in different areas of Karachi, SAMAA TV reported on Sunday.

Karachi reverberated with celebratory gunfire Sunday night despite a restriction on aerial firing. Authorities had warned violators would be booked under murder charges.

Most of the injuries from aerial firing were reported from Saddar, Garden, Osmanabad Panjwani Plaza, Lighthouse, Raja Mansion, Hussainabad, Board Office in Nazaimabad (where a minor child got injured), Nazimabad Bridge, Liaquatabad No. 4, Five Star Chowrangi, and Kharadar.

An official said the police led a crackdown against miscreants who were involved in aerial firing, and during their operations, they arrested more than 15 suspects in the city, including two police personnel and four security guards.

These people should be charged and fined.

Dangerous practice.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Child dead, 95 injured due to aerial firing in Karachi on eve of Independence Day

At least 95 people were injured and a child was killed as a result of celebratory aerial firing in Karachi on the eve of Independence Day, a hospital official said on Wednesday.

Incidents of aerial firing are a routine occurrence on occasions such as Independence Day and New Year’s Eve despite bans imposed in the past, often leaving dozens injured.

According to a statement issued by police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, a total of 95 aerial firing cases were reported across three major hospitals in Karachi.

Thirty-nine cases, comprising 33 men and six women, were noted at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). The eldest was 74 years old while the youngest was a five-year-old child.

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital received 34 injured people, including 25 men and nine women, with their ages ranging between six and 65 years.

At the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (SMBB) Trauma Centre, 22 injured, comprising 17 men and five women, were reported. The eldest person was aged 55 years while the youngest was six years old.

The condition of one injured being treated at the SMBB Trauma Centre was “serious”, Dr Syed told Dawn.com. She also confirmed that a child had died, with a police statement saying that a suspect in that case had been arrested.

Earlier, the Chhipa rescue service’s information bureau issued a list of the injured people along with their ages and the area of the incident.

“People injured due to aerial firing in various parts of Karachi on the occasion of Independence Day are being taken to the Civil (SMBB Trauma Centre), Jinnah (JPMC), and Abbasi Shaheed hospitals via Chhipa ambulances,” the statement said.

According to the list, which reported 75 people as injured, at least 18 minors and 12 women were among those wounded as a result of aerial firing. They included a three-year-old, two four-year-olds, and an 82-year-old woman.

The incidents took place in various areas, including Korangi, Landhi, Lyari, Nazimabad, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Liaquatabad, Sohrab Goth, and Golimar.

Police across Karachi’s Central District arrested 14 suspects while the Korangi District police took five men into custody for the aerial firing incidents, with weapons allegedly being recovered in all cases.

According to a statement issued by Zeeshan Shafique, spokesperson for the Central District senior superintendent of police, a total of 14 suspects have been taken into custody within the limits of various police stations and cases have been filed against them.

A suspect was arrested by the Shahrah-i-Noor Jahan police after a child died due to accidental gunfire, the police statement said. It added that a licensed pistol was recovered from the suspect and a first information report (FIR) was registered.

Police stations of Khawaja Ajmer Nagri, New Karachi, Sir Syed, Supermarket, Hyderi Market, Paposhnagar, Joharabad, and Gulbahar each arrested one person involved in aerial firing and recovered arms from them, most of which were licensed.

Nazimabad police arrested two suspects while Sharifabad police arrested three, the statement by Shafique said.

Separately, the Korangi District police said they had arrested five men allegedly involved in aerial firing.

The arrests were made in Saudabad, Landhi, Zaman Town, and various areas of Korangi, the police statement said. It claimed that weapons were recovered from the suspects and cases were registered against them.

Child dead, 95 injured due to aerial firing in Karachi on eve of Independence Day

Injured undergoing treatment at various hospitals, include at least 18 minors; police claim 19 arrested.

www.dawn.com

 

[BouncerGuy]

Celebratory gunfire claims man’s life in Karachi’s Orangi Town

A young man was killed when some people fired into the air in celebration of a wedding in Orangi Town on Friday, police said.

Iqbal Market SHO Aslam Khan said that during a marriage ceremony in Saleemabad, Sector-11, a group of friends started aerial firing in jubilation.

However, a bullet hit 24-year-old Arsalan Rasheed. He was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

The officer said that the suspects had been identified and efforts were underway to arrest them.

DAWN NEWS

 

[hassan918]

Aerial firing kills 6-year-old during wedding ceremony in Karachi: police​

A six-year-old boy was killed and two others, including another six-year-old, were injured in an incident of aerial firing during a wedding ceremony in Surjani Town on Friday, police said.

Karachi District West Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tariq Illahi Mastoi said that “some person(s) resorted to firing during the wedding ceremony in Taiser Town, Sector-35-C, resulting in the killing of one child and injuries to another child and a man.”

The deceased was identified as Banjo, 6, injured as Allan Shahzad, 6, and Robin Baber, 30. The dead and injured were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

The police rushed to the spot after receiving information and recovered a 9mm pistol used in the firing, said the SSP, adding that action is being taken for the arrest of the suspects.

Surjani Town Police Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Husain Pirzada told Dawn.com that the marriage ceremony took place in Christian Mohalla. He said the suspect, who managed to escape but left his behind his pistol, was a relative of the victims. He said the condition of the injured child was serious.

Source: DAWN