Asifa Bhutto's message to Pakistan on how to celebrate New Year 2021
Former PM Benazir Bhutto's daughter talks about celebrating responsibly, staying away from aerial firing
December 31, 2020
Ambassador for Polio Free Pakistan Asifa Bhutto Zardari has a message for all of us on New Year's Eve.
"When the clock strikes midnight, don’t indulge in aerial firing! Your stray bullet could end an innocent life," the daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto wrote on Twitter Thursday afternoon as people across the world prepare to celebrate the New Year 2021.
Read about the number of people who were affected by aerial firing in Karachi last year
She urged people not to make their celebration a cause for grief for someone else.
The Karachi police has already banned aerial firing and introduced a new strategy to maintain law and order.
A case of attempt to murder will be registered against anyone taking part in the celebratory fire on New Year's eve, the city police chief had said last week. Read more about this new charge here.
Karachi Additional Inspector-General Ghulam Nabi Memon had warned of stern action against violators and anyone participating in aerial firing.
A traffic plan for Karachi was also issued earlier today. No main roads will be blocked this year. You can read the full plan here.
