DERA MURAD JAMALI: A man gunned down his wife and her alleged paramour in Goth Khaliqabad Chalgeri of Usta Mohammad tehsil in Jaffarabad district on Sunday.

Police said the accused, Mashooq Ali, opened fire on his wife and Umid Ali and fled. The couple died on the spot.

The identity of the woman could not be ascertained.

The bodies were taken to the Usta Mohammad hospital.

A police official said it seemed to be an incident of honour killing.

Published in Dawn, December 29th, 2014

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