Youth Injured in Police Firing in Nazimabad; officials Leave Him at Hospital and Flee

Another young man has been injured in an alleged police shooting in Karachi. In Nazimabad No. 2, police officials allegedly mistook a young man, Shorim, for a robber and opened fire on him, leaving him injured.

According to the injured youth, he was on his motorcycle in a dark street at night when he heard the sound of a 125cc motorcycle approaching from behind. Fearing for his safety, he tried to speed away, prompting the police officials to open fire, he said.

Shorim said one of the bullets fired by the police struck him, leaving him wounded.

According to the injured youth, the police officials made him sit on their motorcycle while he was injured and called someone, claiming that they had apprehended a robber. Shorim also alleged that the officials accused him of throwing away a weapon.

The injured youth said the police officials left him at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and fled.

According to reports, the firing incident took place approximately six hours earlier.