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Stray kite string claims life of 10-year-old girl in Karachi
[DAWN] A kite string claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl in Sharifabad area of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... on Sunday, police said. According to police, Tayaba Afzal was travelling on a cycle of violence  along with her father on Sir Shah SLearned Elders of Islamn Road when a stray kite string cut her neck.She was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. Relatives told the media that the ambulance, which carried the injured girl, remained stuck in a traffic jam reportedly due to an alleged illegal cattle pen on a road between Gharibabad and Liaquatabad area. They demanded action against the manufacturing of such deadly strings in Karachi, similar to the action in Lahore. Meanwhile, ...back at the saw mill, Scarface Al had tied Little Nell to the log and was about to turn on the buzz saw... Sharifabad SHO Azeem Baig said that the girl's father, Afzal, told police that he did not want to pursue the case and refused to register a first information report (FIR). Posted by: Fred 2018-08-06 |
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