Pakistani YouTuber Shot Dead by Security Guard for Filming IND vs PAK Vlog in Karachi: Report

India and Pakistan are both cricket-crazy nations and when the two teams lock horns in a multination tournament, the madness is next to none. Victories are celebrated like festivals whereas the losses are indigestible. Who would know it better than the Pakistani fans; they have been breaking the television sets whenever their team loses to India. But this year, the hype around the IND vs PAK encounter, in the T20 World Cup 2024, led to shoot-out and bloodshed.

According to Pakistani media, a gruesome incident shook Lahore city even before the arch-rivals squared off against each other in the showpiece event. A YouTuber, called Saad Ahmed, took to the city’s mobile market to film a vlog on the build-up for the India vs Pakistan match in New York on June 9. After speaking with several people about the face-off, he encountered a security guard who wasn’t interested in featuring in the video.

The security guard lost his cool on being questioned repeatedly and eventually, shot the YouTuber dead. Several reports stated that Saad was rushed to the hospital but he was declared dead on arrival.

One of Saad’s friends told Pakistan’s Geo TV that he received a call from the YouTuber before leaving to shoot a video in Karachi’s mobile market. The friend said Saad was the sole breadwinner for his family.

An Instagram handle, named khattti.meethi.baateinn, also shared the news of Saad’s murder on Instagram, sharing one of his old videos. The caption of the video also included the statement of the accused security guard.

“He kept on bringing the mic close to my face and filming. I lost my temper and fired at him,” the guard was quoted as saying in the Instagram post.