Former Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Shahid Afridi has urged Pakistanis to refrain from celebratory gunfire on New Year’s.
Afridi, who is also the Director Sports of Samaa News, gave this message to his fans on the channel.
The aerial gunfire on New Year’s night is so prevalent that the state machinery has been overwhelmed.
Karachi District South Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Zubair Nazir is part of a police campaign against celebratory gunfire, which has already been declared illegal.
“On the behalf of the Addtional IG Karachi and the South Police, I request all of you that please don’t celebrate the New Year in a way that leads to the loss of so many lives because of gunfire,” Afridi said in a video message.
“Celebrate the New Year with love and by caring about each other,” he said.
Veteran Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram also took to his social media to urge people to stop gun-firing on New Year.
Celebratory gunfire has become a trend in Pakistan in the recent years. This has also become a reason of infinite deaths every year.
