Twenty-seven people were injured in firing incidents on New Year’s Eve in different areas of the port city, Dunya News reported here on Thursday night. New Year revellers resorted to aerial firing to celebrate the beginning of 2026. The firing was reported in several areas of Karachi on New Year’s Eve, leaving at least 27 people wounded and prompting police action against those involved in celebratory firing, with the arrest of 56 suspects. Rescue officials reported that five people sustained injuries in Korangi, Goli Mar, Five Star, and the New Sabzi Mandi area after shots were fired during celebrations to welcome 2026 at midnight.
In a separate incident in Chhaneesar Goth, a man was injured after being struck by a bullet fired from an unknown direction, police said. Police claimed to have arrested 56 people from various parts of the port city on charges related to aerial firing, reiterating warnings that celebratory gunfire endangers lives and will be dealt with strictly.