Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:21:18 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:21:18 +0500 60 Father survives, teenage son injured after mistaken for robbers in Karachi https://english.aaj.tv/news/330358695/father-survives-teenage-son-injured-after-mistaken-for-robbers-in-karachi <p><strong>A father survived and his teenage son got injured after two men on a motorcycle mistaken them for robbers and opened fire at them in Karachi on Thursday, eyewitnesses said.</strong></p> <p>Onlookers in the city’s New Karachi area added that the unidentified men fled from the Saleem Centre before saying that it was a mistake. The wounded, who was named Owais, was shifted to hospital.</p> <p>They added that the father and son were targeted from the back.</p> <p>In the recent past, many people in the city have been keeping arms with them for their safety amid a rise in street crimes.</p> A father survived and his teenage son got injured after two men on a motorcycle mistaken them for robbers and opened fire at them in Karachi on Thursday, eyewitnesses said.

Onlookers in the city’s New Karachi area added that the unidentified men fled from the Saleem Centre before saying that it was a mistake. The wounded, who was named Owais, was shifted to hospital.

They added that the father and son were targeted from the back.

In the recent past, many people in the city have been keeping arms with them for their safety amid a rise in street crimes.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/330358695 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:36:02 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Police officials stand behind crime scene tape. AFP/File