FIR registered following celebratory gunfire by lawyers after Karachi Bar polls

Karachi police have registered an FIR a case over the celebratory fire by lawyers after the results of the Karachi Bar Association.

The case has been registered at the complaint of SHO City Court police station Irshad Hussain Tunio under sections 147, 148, 149 and 337.

“Policemen were also deployed from outside for security during the Bar’s election when I was inspecting the contingent, the election results were announced at around 12 midnight,” FIR read.

“Suddenly 15 to 20 lawyers including women resorted to aerial firing, sought report about the persons involved in the firing but nothing tangible gathered,” SHO said in the complaint.

A video of lawyers firing shots in the air to celebrate their victory in the annual elections of the Karachi Bar Association also surfaced online.

According to the FIR, higher authorities have been informed about the firing incident and police are searching for the lawyers with the help of video, who were involved in the aerial firing.

The KBA elections were held on Saturday and the final results were announced on the same day.