Couple shot dead by girl’s brother

Two people were gunned down over honour in Kacha Trikhel on Saturday. According to sources, Qasim Khan, a resident of Kucha Trikhel, allegedly killed his 20-year-old sister Naheed by shooting her with a Kalashnikov. After the victim was hit in the stomach, Qasim escaped the house.

About an hour later, he reached the house of Hazrat Usman Khan, a resident of Lakki Marwat. Finding an opportunity, Qasim allegedly killed 37-year-old Usman with the same weapon.

The motive behind the double murder is that Qasim reportedly suspected that his sister had an illicit relationship with Usman.

On receiving the information, Mochh police reached the spot and the victims’ bodies were shifted to Mochh hospital for a post-mortem.

DPO Mianwali Matiullah Khan took strict notice on the report of the incident, while police teams were formed to arrest the accused under the supervision of DSP Circle Musa Khel Farrukh Sohail Sindhu.

Evidence is being collected by the police crime scene unit and forensic teams and raids are being conducted to arrest the accused who will be arrested soon.

Honour killings unfortunately remain commonplace in Punjab.

A woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Lahore on Friday. Reportedly, the victim had contracted a marriage of her choice for the second time.

Several years ago, the victim had married a man and divorced him. She married again, which frustrated her brother, Ikram. He allegedly opened fire on the victim, inflicting fatal injuries and killing her on the spot.

Police moved the body to a morgue for an autopsy, collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and were investigating the matter further.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9^th, 2023.