Asia Cup: Father Inadvertently Kills Son, Neighbour In Celebratory Firing.

PESHAWAR -- A man accidentally shot dead his son and a neighbour when he opened firing while celeAbrating Pakistan's win in Asia Cup against Afghanistan, said local police adding that over 50 persons had been arrested over the aerial firing.

The police said that shortAly after the Asia Cup game, Niaz Muhammad inadvertentAly killed his son Umar Khayyam and a neighbour named SuAdais Khan while firing shots at Adezai in the precincts of Matani Police Station.

Everyone was saddened by the social media photos of the bodies of the two boys. On a complaint of Abdul Wakeel, the deceased Sudais's brother, the police filed a case against Niaz.

Many people fired bullets in the provincial capital and other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wednesday night in celebratoAry gunfire following Pakistan's victory in the cricket match against Afghanistan.

In the meantime, Peshawar...

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