Man kills sister for honour in Dera

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A man killed his sister for honour in Basti Raitwali area here on Tuesday.

A Gomal University police station official said that the suspect killed his sister after finding her with a young man in his house. He said the youth got injured in the firing. The official said that the woman died on the spot, adding the injured was shifted to a hospital.

The police registered a case against the victim’s brother.

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2022

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