Youngsters fly kites on a ground in Rawalpindi on Friday despite a ban imposed by the city administration. APP
RAWALPINDI: A boy was killed after he suffered an electric shock while catching a stray kite, and 165 people were injured from stray bullets and in kite flying-related incidents on Friday.
The city echoed with the sound of gunfire as people celebrated Basant ignoring the government ban.
Mohammad Usman, 12, a resident of Dhoke Kala Khan, died after he suffered an electric shock and sustained burn injuries on his face and chest while catching a stray kite.
A teenage boy, Mohsin Hussain, was injured in a similar incident in the same locality.