Earlier reports had suggested the cause of deaths to be a cross-fire between rival families, but Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sahibzada, confirmed that a remote-controlled bomb was planted inside a television.
Dispelling Adezai Peace Lashkar’s view – that it was a militant attack – a resident of the area said Syed Wazir had a dispute with a relative who had borrowed a television set from him, and returned it three days later.
The explosion took place late at night when Wazir’s family was watching a movie.
“I was home when I heard the explosion and started receiving a series of calls from everyone inquiring about us. It was a big explosion and the room, where the ill-fated young men were watching a movie, was completely destroyed,” he said.
The DSP said both rival families were residing at a 10-meter distance and had built pickets from which to target each other. The police had bulldozed these pickets and a search operation was underway, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 13th, 2012.
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Drug wars. What else could that be?
@Shafique Ahmed Madani: Why do you think it is amusing when people die, especially children? Unfortunately in life, some people take personal feuds to extremes which result in criminal deaths. I feel sorry for the innocent children. I also for your family who deals with such insensitivity.
@Shafique Ahmed Madani: What else they can do???
and they are going for rally in Karachi for defending Pakistan hahahaha