Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- Karachi's Independence Day celebrations turned deadly on Wednesday night as aerial firing claimed the lives of three people, including a seven-year-old girl, and injured over 100 others. Despite repeated bans and awareness campaigns, the dangerous tradition continues to put lives at risk.

According to police surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed, 109 people with bullet injuries were brought to major hospitals across the city. Three of them remain in critical condition. However, police sources placed the number of injured at 67. The injuries were caused by stray bullets fired in celebration.

One of the victims was a young girl watching fireworks from her balcony in Azizabad Block-8 when a 9mm bullet struck her head. Her mother f...