Elderly couple found 'murdered'

KARACHI:

The bodies of an elderly couple were found at their residence in North Karachi on Wednesday, with police suspecting that they had been murdered with a sharp-edged weapon.

According to a spokesperson for district central police, the bodies were recovered from a house in Sector 11-C1, near Bi Amma Park, within the jurisdiction of Sir Syed police station. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Yameen, son of Khuda Bakhsh, and his wife, Nafees Akhtar. Both were aged between 65 and 70.

Police said the couple had moved from Canada to Pakistan some time ago and were living at the house where their bodies were found. Further investigation is under way to determine the motive behind the 'murders'.