Volunteer Force personnel dead, another injured in Karachi firing

KARACHI: A Volunteer Force personnel was killed and another injured in a firing incident near the Northern Bypass on Super Highway on Thursday, police officials said.

According to SSP Malir Rao Anwar, both the volunteers were headed home after finishing the day’s duty when they were shot at.

The two were rushed to a hospital in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, where one of them succumbed to his injuries.

The deceased has been identified as Jamshed.

Child's body recovered from dumpster in Karachi

Eight-year-old boy went missing on August 14, according to his parents

In a separate incident earlier today, the body of an eight-year-old boy was recovered from a trash bin in the city’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed area. According to the police, the child, identified as Muhammad Subhan, had been missing since he left his house to participate in an Independence Day rally on August 14 in Gulshan-e-Hadeed Phase II.

A case was registered and police have arrested 11 people for suspected involvement in the crime so far.