Bride, 2 kids killed in Mardan roof collapse

MARDAN:

A house which was buzzing with excitement and celebrations turned into a place of mourning within minutes when the roof of a room of a house collapsed under the pressure of torrential rains, killing the bride with her two nephews in Mardan district of K-P.

The 17-year-old bride and all family members were waiting for the groom to arrive in Misriabad, Hoti for nikah.

Barat was on its way from Bajaur district and the family members were giving final touches to the food for guests.

Two brothers, Anees and Arif, were killed while their grandfather Zahir was seriously injured when the roof of a room in their house caved in on them. Photos: Express“I am a clerk in fruit market. Was talking to my sister who told me that she wanted a water cooler which I promised and then she told me to go to our mother and talk to her. She grabbed a kettle and said that she wanted a cup of tea with her father and nephews so I left the room,” the elder brother of the unfortunate girl told The Express Tribune.

“No sooner did I leave the room that the roof collapsed. There was a loud sound. All of them were trapped under the debris,” he said, adding that they were taken out but the bride was dead along with my two children,” he said.

This happened in the morning as the nikah was scheduled for 5pm.

The groom with his family members and friends arrived in the evening and attended the funeral prayers held for the bride and the two children who were laid to rest side by side.

Three others including the girl’s father, Zahir, were injured and shifted to a hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 31^st, 2022.