A politician was accidentally shot dead in Pakistan while celebrating his election victory
Very temperamental people live in Pakistan, they love big and noisy events for any occasion. Complicating things is that many of these people come to celebrate with weapons and at the same time their knowledge of security is very superficial. On December 19, 2021, Mohammad Zakriya Khan was fatally wounded in Peshawar district. The usual situation for the Pakistani hinterland, if not for one "but". Mohammed was shot during a fireworks display in his honor.
The tragedy occurred on the day of the announcement of the results of the elections to the council of Surizai village, Peshawar district. Mohammad Zakria Khan became one of several people's deputies who were entrusted with the management of the village Council. The locals were so happy that they started shooting in different directions from rifles and machine guns. This way of expressing joy in many Eastern countries is considered quite normal.
It is not known whether Mr. Khan had time to appreciate the festive shooting, since a stray bullet hit the politician and put an end to his life. The SAMAA TV news agency, whose journalists covered the events in the village of Surizai, reported that it was impossible to help Khan — he died instantly. Fortunately, no one else was injured.
In the report from the scene of the event, it was clarified that during the festive shooting on the square near the council of the village of Surizai, the police were present. As is often the case in the province, law enforcement officers preferred not to interfere in the course of events. They simply recorded the fact of the death of Mohammed Zakria Khan — after all, he was a legitimate people's deputy.
Now the residents of Surizai will have to hold elections again. Probably, after the incident with Khan, they will be more careful to express their joy. Or, in extreme cases, they will hide the chosen one in the cellar beforehand. And to be honest, there are too many weapons in the world that end up in random hands.