Weapon hazard: Woman killed as pistol goes off

The family says the deceased had been a few months pregnant.


Our Correspondent October 18, 2012

FAISALABAD: A woman died on Wednesday apparently from being hit by a bullet when a pistol she was carrying went off. Tandlianwala police said Ansar, a resident of Chak 391-GB, had asked his wife, Naila, to bring him his 0.12 bore pistol. They said on her way the gun went off, killing her on the spot. The family said the deceased had been a few months pregnant.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2012.

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