A minor boy was shot and injured in the Sharafi Goth area of Karachi on 27-July-2025. Meanwhile, several suspects were arrested during police encounters and operations in various areas of the city.
The injured minor boy was identified as Azaan who was eight years old. He was injured after he was hit by a bullet at Pakistan Tannery near the Alamgir Masjid and was shifted to a hospital. Police said they were investigating whether the boy was hit by a stray bullet as a result of aerial firing or he was targeted.
An alleged encounter between police and some suspects took place near the Hakeem Villas in Gulshan-e-Maymar, following which a suspect, Iyan Ali, was arrested in an injured state. Police claimed to have seized weapons, bullets and a motorcycle from his possession.
Published in News Daily on 28 July 2025.