KOHAT: A young man and a girl were killed in name of honour in Malangabad area of Junglekhel here on Friday.

The man was a member of a social organisation and the alumni of the Kohat University of Science and Technology.

He fell in love with a girl, and despite warnings by her brother and relatives, he did not stop meeting her.

On Friday, a brother of the girl along with two unidentified men first killed his sister, and then her lover.

Police have registered a case against the three accused who managed to disappear after the crime.

Published in Dawn, December 26th, 2020

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