Mardan mourns family massacre
In a tragic incident in the Kacha Sarak area of Mardan district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), four members of a family were laid to rest on Sunday.
On Saturday night, Raees, the accused, unleashed a hail of bullets upon his grandmother, maternal uncle, his wife, and their innocent four-year-old son.
This horrifying act resulted from a dispute over the inheritance of his mother’s land.
Raees himself lost his life in the exchange of gunfire, leaving behind a devastating trail of destruction that claimed the entire family of his uncle.
The victims, Waqar, his pregnant wife, their young son, and Waqar’s mother, were tenderly laid to rest in the family’s ancestral graveyard.
The funeral was attended by a multitude of mourners, reflecting the deep shock and sorrow that gripped the `community.
According to police reports, Raees had been residing with his parents in Hayatabad, Peshawar, before relocating to Mardan to live with his maternal uncle.
The incident unfolded after a heated argument between his mother and grandmother regarding inheritance matters, ultimately leading to the tragic shooting spree that claimed four lives.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 4th, 2023.