Two men shot over ‘honour’ near Multan

MULTAN: Two men were shot by their relatives in Qasim Bela on Monday allegedly for coaxing a female relative to elope with one of the deceased.

Police said that one of them died on the spot and the other is said to be in a critical condition.

According to details, Zohaib, 20, and his father Aslam were standing in front of their house in Chah Yousafwala when their relatives Riaz, Rashid and Saqib approached them.



They shot at the two and fled. Zohaib died before he could be treated. Aslam was badly wounded.

He was taken to Nishtar Hospital for treatment.

Police said they were accused of urging a girl from the attackers’ family to elope with Zohaib.

Police said they had registered a case but no one had been arrested yet.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 13^th, 2016.