Woman shot dead

Published January 30, 2011

SUKKUR, Jan 30: A woman was killed by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Haibat Bajkani village near Kandhkot on Sunday.

Shahid Dino Bajkani had been suspecting that his wife Luddi had illicit relations with a man. He shot her dead in their house.

Police took the body to Civil Hospital Kandhkot and, after post-mortem, handed it over to relatives.

No case was registered.

In Hyderabad: A woman was found dead in her house in Lala Quarters in the Tando Yusuf area on Sunday.

According to police, Ms Waziyat, 27, had been shot dead. Her husband Abdul Pathan said that he was in bathroom when he heard gunshots. When he came out, he saw Amir Pathan fleeing from the house.

Police termed the killing mysterious and said that the woman was earlier allegedly kidnapped by Amir Pathan and, after recovery, was sent to Darul Aman from where she was handed over to her husband. On Saturday, police said, her husband informed police that his wife had gone missing.

No FIR has been lodged so far.—Dawn report

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