SUKKUR: A man shot dead his wife and her friend in the name of ‘honour’ in Pir Bakhsh Shar village within the limits of Kenjho police station near Daharki town of Ghotki district on Tuesday.

According to the police, Hussain Shar, went to the house of Ali Raza Pitafi where his wife Ashraf Khatoon was also present. Already suspicious about his wife’s loyalty with him, Shar shot dead both of them and escaped from the village, the police added.

The bodies were transported to the Daharki government hospital for a postmortem examination and then handed over to the heirs.

The double murder case was registered against Shar at the Kenjho police station and a hunt for the alleged killer was started.

Published in Dawn, July 27th, 2022

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