SAHIWAL: A man killed his wife and father-in-law in village 133/9-L on Wednesday.

Zafar’s wife Zahida Parveen had been staying with her parents after developing differences with him. Zafar was at his in-laws to talk out the issue where he in a fit of rage, shot at and killed father-in-law Muhammad Nawaz and Zahida.

Nawaz died instantly while Zahida was received dead at the Sahiwal District Headquarters Hospital. Zafar is on the run while police registered a double murder case.

Published in Dawn, May 17th, 2018

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