Woman, two daughters found dead

Published September 2, 2006

SARGODHA, Sept 1: The wife of an employee of highway department was found dead along with her two daughters in her house while her husband was missing with minor son.

Watchman Ahmad Nawaz was living in a quarter of Highway Colony along with his wife Ghulam Fatima, son Hamza, 8, and daughters Ishrat, 5, and Muqadas, 3. Their neighbours found Ghulam Fatima dead along with her daughters. Ahmad Nawaz was missing with his son.

The police suspected that Ahmad Nawaz was the killer. They were of the opinion that the three have been poisoned.

One of his neighbours claimed that Ahmad Nawaz was angry with his wife for giving birth to daughters. He used to quarrel with her and heard as saying that daughters forced the father to bow before their in-laws. Police have sent the bodies for autopsy and searching for Ahmad Nawaz.

MURDER: A man allegedly shot dead his wife along with her paramour on Friday morning in Kolowal village in Chak 189 NB.

Nawaz reportedly found his wife Razia in compromising position with Elahi Bakhsh in his oil shop. He got infuriated and called his brother Riaz and others and shot Razia and Elahi Bakhsh dead on the spot.

The family of Razia refused to take her body after postmortem examination and police have to bury her.

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