Teen shoots himself accidently while making TikTok video.

KARACHI -- In a shocking incident, a teenage boy shot himself dead while making a video for the highly popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok.

According to local police, 17-year-old Tanveer shot and killed himself while filming a TikTok video in the port city's Sachal Colony.

His body was shifted to a nearby medical facility for medico-legal formalities, the police said. They said the police have launched an investigation into the matter. Last year in Dec, a teenager was accidentally shot dead while filming a video with his friends in Sialkot's Kharota Syedan area. As per details, a 16-year-old boy, identified as Ammar Haider was using a pistol to record a TikTok video with his two other friends. Allegedly, the trigger of the pistol was accidentally pressed and the bullet hit Ammar's stomach, which caused his death.

Model Colony residents affected by plane crash receive cheques

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday distributed cheques for six-month rent to the residents of Model Colony, whose houses were damaged by the PK8303 crash.

The cheques were handed to the owners of 21 affected houses at a ceremony held at the national flag carrier's Training Centre. PIA Chief Operating Officer Aijaz...

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