Daily Times

Another child was hit by a stray bullet in the metropolis on Monday night.

Ten-year-old Arman, was injured after he was hit by a stray bullet in Orangi Town. Police said that the 10-year-old was hit by a stray bullet in the left leg. According to the police, the child was taken to Civil Hospital for treatment and he is now in stable condition.

Speaking to the media, Arman’s family said, “The bullet came from nowhere and pierced his leg.”

Earlier this week, a seven-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet in Saeedabad. Aqsa, who was hit by a bullet during the assembly session in her school, passed away on Sunday morning.

The child was taken to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD). The seven-year-old remained under treatment for 48 hours in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, after which she succumbed to her wounds. According to the doctors, the bullet had damaged Aqsa’s lungs.

In August, 10-year-old Amal Umer lost her life after she was hit by a stray bullet during a police encounter in Akhtar Colony on the eve of Independence Day.

Published in Daily Times, September 3^rd 2018.