Man kills 7 members of own family

A man reportedly shot dead seven members of his family, including his mother and two brothers, over a property dispute on Saturday morning. Local police officials told The Express Tribune that the suspect named Sarwar had murdered his mother, two brothers, two nephews, a niece and a sister-in-law. Another niece of the suspect was severely injured in the attack.

The suspected murderer fled from the scene after the incident. Heavy contingents of police and Rescue 1122 arrived at the spot along with crime scene department vehicles after the incident that took place in in a village in the Saddar area was reported.

The officials said the suspected killer’s mother Bashir Bibi, brothers Iftikhar and Sheharyar, 22 -year -old niece Miftah Bibi, 12-year-old nephew Ahad, 14 -year-old nephew Ahmed and 35-year-old sister-in-law Asiya Bibi were murdered. The bodies were shifted to a hospital for postmortem.

The injured girl, 11-yearold Aisha Bibi, was also admitted to the hospital.

Pakpattan District Police Officer (DPO) Hassan Iqbal constituted teams comprising police officers and information technology experts to arrest the suspect. Police official said some raids had been conducted to arrest the suspect. The DPO said his team would not rest until fulfilling its responsibility of arrested the suspected murderer.

Local residents said Iftikhar, Sheharyar and Sarwar had often exchanged hot words over the distribution of inherited property since the demise of their father. They said the suspect had killed the seven members of his family at the Sehar time and fled along with his wife and children.

The incident shocked the residents of the village. Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi sought a report from the inspector general of police about the incident. According to an official statement, he directed the police to ensure the arrest of the suspect at the earliest.

Naqvi asserted that further action should be taken after brining the suspect into the stern grip of law. He called for the submission of a report after an investigation into the incident from every aspect. He said no stone should be left unturned in the provision of justice to the heirs of the murdered people. IG Dr Usman Anwar ordered the Pakpattan DPO to arrest the suspect within 24 hours.

Last year, five people were killed in an exchange of fire over a property dispute between uncles and nephews in the Tangi Khattak area of Nowshera Kalan police station.