DERA MURAD JAMALI: A man allegedly killed his wife and her reported paramour in Saifabad area of Jhal Magsi on Sunday, police said.

Hakim Ali allegedly opened fire on his wife and her alleged boyfriend Shah­zada, killing them on the spot.

“It seems to be an incident of honour killing,” police said.

But the exact cause of the double murder would be determined only after investigation that had been initiated, they said.

The bodies were taken to the district hospital and handed over to heirs after legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, September 8th, 2014

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