Woman killed

Published February 18, 2008

RAWALPINDI, Feb 17: A woman was shot dead, while her husband was injured in Dhoke Ratta on Sunday, police said.

Naseema Shaheen, the fourth wife of 58-year-old Zulfiqar Hussain Butt, was heading home with her husband when a person named Riaz shot them, killing the woman on the spot and injuring her husband. The killer managed to escape from the scene.—Staff Reporter

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