Event Brief
Oct 20, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
K-Electric meter reader critically injured in Karachi shooting
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Unidentified assailants shot and critically injured a K-Electric meter reader in Karachi’s Mahmoodabad area on Tuesday, inflicting five to six gunshot wounds. Another meter reader with him escaped unharmed. The attackers fled on a motorcycle, and the injured employee was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for emergency treatment.
WHO: Unidentified assailants shot a K-Electric meter reader.
WHAT: A K-Electric meter reader was critically injured in a targeted shooting.
WHEN: Oct 20, 2026
WHERE: Mahmoodabad, Karachi, Pakistan
WHY: The reason for the targeted shooting was not reported.
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