KARACHI: As after the Dasu incident where nine Chinese nationals and four locals were killed and 28 others injured when a coach carrying them to an under-construction tunnel, while another incident happened in Karachi, a Chinese national and his driver were injured in a firing incident near Gulbai Bridge in Karachi, the police said Wednesday morning.

Both the injured have been shifted to Civil hospital where they are being treated.

According to the police, motorcyclists opened fire on the vehicle under the Gulbai Bridge. The injured foreigner is an engineer who was shot three times.

According to South DIG Javed Akbar, it is not clear from which direction the vehicle was fired upon. Two bullets were fired at the vehicle in which two persons were on board.

SSP Keamari Fida Hussain Janwari says the injured are out of danger.

He confirmed that the injured foreigner is a Chinese national. Further investigation is under way.