Islamabad highway: Commuters suffer as murdered boy’s relatives protest
Tempers ran high for those travelling on Islamabad Expressway, where routine traffic turned into a two-hour jam on Sunday after a street cricket match took a wrong turn.
The body of 18-year-old Haseebur Rehman, who was shot dead over a minor dispute, was laid out in the middle of the road, resulting in the traffic jam.
According to Station House Officer Karim Niazi, Rehman was killed when a group of young boys playing cricket near Kuri Road got into a dispute while playing and fired gunshots during the scuffle.
His murder instigated a protest by his relatives, who criticised the negligence of police in arresting the culprits.
Though drivers tried diverting through Lehtrar Road and Khanna Pul, the efforts were in vain as all roads linked to the expressway remained squarely blocked.
The protesters dispersed only after getting assurance from the assistant commissioner that an official investigation will be conducted to probe the matter.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 23rd, 2012.
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Sure, teenaged tempers flare up and a young life is killed senselessly in a game as often happens in many parts of the world. The difference is that people in Pakistan do not realise their own responsibility for teaching their children and not blaming the police and government. When teenagers in the US get violent and kill each other senselessly, the public doesn't rush to blame the police and officials but they look to society and families to tell them they need to be better parents.