Surge in Highway Crimes in Pakistan: Over 250 Killed by Muggers in Karachi Alone

The incidents of street and highway crime have increased significantly in several major cities of Pakistan, including Karachi and the capital Islamabad, amid the nation’s ongoing economic challenges.

In May, a university student in Karachi was killed in a gun battle with two suspected robbers on the Superhighway. The 22-year-old victim, returning home with a relative on a motorcycle, confronted the armed muggers and managed to shoot them with his licensed pistol before succumbing to his injuries, according to reports from Dawn.