 The moonshine — an American expression for illegal liquor - has caused nine deaths during December in the city, Daily Times learnt on Friday. Muhammad Shakoor and one of his friends were the latest alcohol victim who died in hospital after they took part in a wedding in Raiwind and drunk poisonous liquor. They were followed by Waqas and his friend, Azeem, who died in Sherakot after they took moonshine in another wedding. In another incident in Kot Shahdin, Tanveer and two of his friends who had also drunk the toxic liquor in a wedding, died. Their five other fellows were admitted to hospital, one of whom died later, taking the death tool to seven victims. The eighth prey was Rora Masih who died in Gujjar Pura, leaving behind five children. Arif, A drunken man, ran wild during a wedding and opened fired at random, leaving one man, Basharat Ali, dead and Sobia, Shahzad and another guest injured. The deadly liquor contains less quantity of alcohol and more of spirit that is dangerous for the stomach to digest and results in a painful death. |