ISLAMABAD: The father of two young children, who were brutally murdered by their mother on Wednesday, has registered a case against her, police said on Thursday.

Mohammad Zubair, an accountant by profession, lodged a complaint against his wife stating that she had murdered their two children.

In his statement, he said he went to the market to purchase some grocery.

When he returned, his wife opened the door and told him that she had murdered their children.

Zubair rushed inside and found his two children – Zeeshan, 7 and Aryan, 4 – lying in a pool of blood, police said. The FIR stated that his wife was mentality ill and had been undergoing medical treatment for the past several years.

Published in Dawn, May 26th, 2017

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