Three women and a man were reportedly killed whereas another man was injured in separate incidents of suspected honour killing in Sindh's Jacobabad district over the weekend, police said.

A man on Sunday gunned down his wife and her alleged lover in Garhi Khairo town in Jacobabad, Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Sarfaraz Nawaz Shaikh told Dawn.

The suspect allegedly shot his 22-year-old wife Ashram Khatoon with a pistol, who died in the house, after killing 30-year-old Mehboob Ali Brohi.

Initial investigations revealed that the suspect killed the two as he suspected them of being romantically involved. He remains at large and a search operation is underway.

The bodies were shifted to the nearby hospitals for autopsy, however, an FIR was not registered till the filing of this report.

In separate incidents in the same district on Saturday, two women and a man were killed in cases of suspected honour killing.

Ali allegedly stabbed his 22-year-old wife, Seher, as he "suspected" her of being romantically involved with another man, SSP Shaikh said.

The murder took place within the limits of Airport police station. The victim's father has registered an FIR with the police.

The area SSP Shaikh said that Ali Raza has been arrested and has also confessed to committing the crime in the initial investigation.

Locals claim that the accused killed his wife as he was infuriated with her for speaking to someone on the cell phone. Further investigations are underway.

The same day in Alam Khan Khoso village, a man shot dead his 16-year-old daughter in a case of suspected honour killing.

The officials from Baho Khoso police station said Moor allegedly killed his daughter after he injured her alleged lover.

The accused and his family reportedly fled from the scene, police says. A search operation and an investigation in the matter is currently underway.

Woman axed to death

An elderly man on Sunday allegedly axed his 60-year-old wife to death in a village within the limits of Perumal police station in Sanghar district.

Station House Officer (SHO) Ahtesham Jamali told Dawn that Agro Kolhi axed his wife Bharmi, mother of their seven children, to death.

Jamali said that Kolhi was arrested after putting up a resistance shortly after the murder.

One of Kohli's son, Teekam, claims that the accused suffers from a mental illness, and that he launched a similar attack on their mother couple of years ago.