A dozen wounded due to celebratory gunfire on August 14
(WorldNews Pakistan)

At least one dozen people were injured by stray bullets in the city on Wednesday as some people celebrated Independence Day in an irresponsible manner by resorting to aerial firing. The injured included women and children. As August 14 started with clocks ticking at 12, many areas of the city echoed with gunshots and sounds of firecrackers in clear violation of orders of the Sindh government. Despite heavy deployment, patrolling and snap checking of the police and the Rangers, many people were not deterred from celebratory gunfire. The victims of the aerial firing were brought to different hospitals from various parts of the city, including Lyari, Landhi, Nazimabad, Ibrahim Hyderi, New...