Overview

• Three fatalities were confirmed following celebratory firing, including an eight-year-old girl in Azizabad, a man named Stephen in Korangi, and an elderly victim in Kalri.
• Emergency departments at Civil, Jinnah and Abbasi Shaheed hospitals treated between 64 and 109 gunshot patients, highlighting the strain on trauma services.
• Karachi police detained over 90 suspects citywide, seized 68 illegal firearms and filed more than 100 FIRs during post-incident raids.
• Authorities labeled the aerial firing reckless, opened formal investigations and vowed strict legal action against those responsible.
• Despite bans and past crackdowns after similar deadly spikes in January and 2024, jubilation firing persists as a public safety crisis.