Two people were killed and a young boy was injured after unidentified armed men opened fire inside a house in Gulshan-e-Hadeed Phase II, Karachi, police said. Police said the motorcycle-borne attackers entered the house in Steel Town Police Station’s jurisdiction, fired and fled.
Mother and daughter identified after Karachi firing
The victims were Bakhtawar, aged about 15 to 16, daughter of Muhammad Deen, and her mother Sumaiya, wife of Muhammad Deen, aged about 42 to 45. Their son, Zaid Ali, aged about 12 to 13, was injured and taken to a nearby hospital in Gulshan-e-Hadeed.
Injured boy recounts attack to police
In his statement to police, the boy said he was in another room when he heard gunshots. Going outside, he saw his mother had been shot. He also told police the attackers struck him on the head with a weapon, and that he could not identify them.
Police investigation underway into the shooting
Police have launched an investigation, and efforts are underway to trace and arrest the suspects.
