Two brothers shot dead for 'honour'

HARIPUR:

Two brothers were shot dead in an alleged honour killing late Friday night in Haripur.

According to the police, the incident occurred in Sara-i-Naimat Khan, where the assailants, reportedly motivated by familial resentment over a love marriage, opened fire, killing the siblings on the spot.

The victims, identified as Azam and Zulfiqar, were residents of Kundal.

Sources revealed that tensions had been brewing for over a month since one of the brothers married a woman of his choice against her family's wishes.

A previous confrontation had reportedly involved gunfire from the bride's family, police stated.

An abduction case against the slain brothers had earlier been registered by the woman's family at the local police station.

However, a reconciliation was reached with the intervention of local elders and law enforcement.

On the night of the attack, eyewitnesses reported that the brothers were returning home on a motorcycle when unidentified gunmen ambushed them.

The bodies were shifted to a hospital for an autopsy and later handed over to their family for burial in their native village.