MARDAN: Father of the four-year old girl Asma, who was murdered after alleged rape a week ago, arrived here on Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where he has been working as a labourer in a private firm.

Talking to mediapersons on his arrival, Behram Khan said he was informed through electronic media about the murder of his minor daughter.

He deplored that he could not quickly arrange air ticket due to his poor financial condition to reach his home soon after the occurrence to attend her funeral prayer.

He, however, expressed satisfaction over the police investigation into the incident. He hoped that the real culprits would soon be arrested by the police. Behram demanded of the government to take effective steps so that such incidents could be prevented in future.

Published in Dawn, January 21st, 2018

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