The Culture of Aerial Firing: It’s Time It Must Come to an End

The Culture of Aerial Firing: It’s Time It Must Come to an End

What begins as celebration often ends in mourning. In Pakistan, aerial firing has become an entrenched part of Independence Day festivities, weddings, and even political rallies but every year, it leaves behind funerals, grieving families, and a tally of lives lost to stray bullets. This year in Karachi alone, three people were killed, including a seven-year-old girl watching fireworks from her balcony, while more than a hundred were injured on …