Hyderabad: It is said that marriages are made in heaven but the meaning of these words has lost their sheen these days as we come across shocking incidents of crime, harassment, and cheating in married couples leaving the bachelors thinking whether they should take the plunge and tie the knot or they are better off single.
The latest incident in Pakistan is another addition to such cases though it has a rare and shocking climax to it. The incident is of Peshawar where a couple married for the last 25 years shot each other dead after they both had some heated argument in front of their son, who witnessed his parents gunning each other down.
According to local media reports, the incident took place in the Shahab Khel area of the provincial capital on Friday. Baksheesh, the husband, had an argument with his wife Mismah. In a fit of violent anger, he shot her leaving her critically injured. Mismah somehow managed to run into another room, took another gun, and shot at her husband in retaliation, killing him on the spot. As for her, she was rushed to the hospital by her son Khan Zaib where she succumbed to her injuries.
