Dispute: Six of a family shot dead

OKARA: Six members of a family were gunned down in Depalpur on Monday. Tahir Sarwar, a resident of Lalewala, married Shahnaz Bibi five years ago. Bibi’s family had not approved of the marriage. On Monday night some men entered Sarwar’s house and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Zahid,22, Sarwar,25, Shahnaz Bibi, Arish Tahir,2, Adnan Tahir,9 months, and Hamza Nawaz (a guest). Police sent the bodies to THQ hospital for post-mortem examination.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 24^th, 2013.