Teenager killed while making TikTok video in Haripur;

HARIPUR: A teenage boy was killed when a pistol held by his cousin went off accidentally while making a TikTok video in Hattar village, police said on Thursday.

Sharif Akhtar, a resident of Hattar, explained to the police that his son Raqeebur Rehman, 17, and nephew Usman were at their shop in Dohriyan area when Usman was making a video for TikTok with his licenced 30-bore pistol.

He said the pistol went off accidentally and a bullet pierced through Raqeeb’s chest. The boy was immediately rushed to a rural health care centre, Kot Najibullah, but did not survive. The police have registered a case against Usman.