SAHIWAL: A second-year student was stabbed to death allegedly by his uncle in the name of honour at Chak 77/D in Pakpattan tehsil on Monday night.

According to police, Nabeel Iqbal (21), who studied in second year, would go to a college in Pakpattan city by a van, while his cousin ‘R’, daughter of his uncle Zafar Iqbal, also used the same van to reach and return from her college.

Police say that Zafar suspected that Nabeel and his daughter were in a relationship and he harboured a grudge against his nephew.

On Monday night, Zafar called his nephew to his house on the pretext of discussing some important matter.

When the youngster reached his uncle’s house, Zafar overpowered him and tied him to a charpoy, tortured him with a bamboo stick and later stabbed him to death with a knife.

The suspect then fled the scene leaving the knife there.

On being informed of the incident, a team of Malika Hans police arrived at the scene and took the body and the knife in custody.

Later, the body was shifted to the district headquarters hospital for an autopsy.

The police registered a murder case against the suspect on the complaint of Nabeel’s father and started conducting raids to arrest Zafar.

CHRISTMAS EVENT: The divisional chapter of Ittehad-i-Asatiza Pakistan arranged a cake-cutting ceremony in connection with the Christmas celebrations, along with two dozen members of sanitation staff and Christian teachers of different colleges here at the Rose Garden, Government Graduate College.

On the occasion, Bilal Ashraf, divisional secretary general of the Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association (PPLA) said the concept of interfaith harmony, religious tolerance and peace must be spread in educational institutions.

He said the students and teachers must promote interfaith harmony to create a healthy academic environment.

Prof Abid said all universal religions promoted the message of humanity.

Prof Awan Qammar and Prof Adeel recited verses from the Bible.

Prof Imran Jaffar, Prof Jamil and Wilson Raz also spoke.

Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2022