Two Chinese nationals wounded in Karachi firing

Karachi: A security guard allegedly shot and wounded two Chinese nationals in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) A area on Tuesday.

Kemari Senior Superintendent of Police Faizan Ali told reporters that two Chinese [nationals] had been injured due to a security guard’s firing.

The Sindh home department, in a press stateemnt, stated that a clash broke out between the foreigners and security guards at a police station in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) A area.

Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar instructed authorities to arrest the security guard involved in the incident, the statement said.

Reuters reported a Liaquat National Hospital spokesperson as saying it was treating the two Chinese citizens, one of whom was in serious condition.

Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori expressed concern over the injured foreigners and requested a report of the incident from Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon.

“Safety of foreign residents is [our] first priority,” a statement from his office quoted him as saying. “[The] elements involved in the incident will be brought under justice in any case.”

Earlier in October, a massive explosion occurred on a road near Jinnah International Airport, killing a total of three people and injuring at least 11 others, including a Chinese citizen.

Additional input from Reuters