Honour Killing: Brothers gun down wives, mother-in-law
The deceased wives – Tamina and Zarmina – daughters of Mukhtiar, were married to Ismail and Imran.
DERA GHAZI KHAN:
Two brothers shot dead their wives and mother-in-law in the Kot Chhatta area of Dera Ghazi Khan district on Saturday. The deceased wives – Tamina and Zarmina – daughters of Mukhtiar, were married to Ismail and Imran, sons of Bilal. Recently, Mukhtiar had taken his daughters to his home after a family dispute and had refused to send them back to their husbands. On Saturday, the accused and their accomplices barged into the house of their in-laws and shot dead Tahmina, Zarmina and their mother. They managed to flee the crime scene unchallenged. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. Ismael has been arrested while police are trying to hunt down Imran. Sources said that the two brothers suspected the characters of their wives.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2012.
Two brothers shot dead their wives and mother-in-law in the Kot Chhatta area of Dera Ghazi Khan district on Saturday. The deceased wives – Tamina and Zarmina – daughters of Mukhtiar, were married to Ismail and Imran, sons of Bilal. Recently, Mukhtiar had taken his daughters to his home after a family dispute and had refused to send them back to their husbands. On Saturday, the accused and their accomplices barged into the house of their in-laws and shot dead Tahmina, Zarmina and their mother. They managed to flee the crime scene unchallenged. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. Ismael has been arrested while police are trying to hunt down Imran. Sources said that the two brothers suspected the characters of their wives.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2012.