One Mushtaq Ahmed has been shot dead by a man he removed from a community WhatsApp group he was administrator of.
The tragic incident happened in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that borders Afghanistan, which has a history of deadly sectarian skirmishes.
The suspect, a man simply identified as Ashfaq, has been arrested by the police in connection with Ahmed’s death and charged with murder.
Mushtaq allegedly kicked Ashfaq out of the WhatsApp group following an argument, according to a statement by Mushtaq’s brother seen by AFP.
He said that both parties had arranged to meet and reconcile but alleges that Ashfaq turned up with a gun and opened fire, killing his brother.
Ashfaq was angry “in reaction to removal from WhatsApp group,” according to his statement.
The availability of firearms, the influence of tribal customs, and sometimes weak law enforcement contribute to the frequency of such incidents.
