DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A man killed his nephew and injured another over a property dispute in Deenpur area here on Sunday, the police said.

He said Momin Khan had a property dispute with his sister.

He said Momin went to the residence of his sister, tortured her, breaking one of her arms. He also opened fire on his nephews after an argument, killing Yasir on the spot, and injuring Bilal.

The attacker managed to escape from the spot.

The Cantonment police registered an FIR again him, and started efforts for his arrest.

CASE REGISTERED: The Dera police on Sunday registered a case against two residents of Tank district under the Elimination of Custom of Ghag Act, 2013.

A Saddar police official said Ameer Alam Kundi, a resident of New Naqshband Colony on Diyal Road, lodged a case under the Act, stating that about a month ago Haris Kundi and his brother, Kashif Kundi of Tank district’s Gul Imam area asked a relative of him, Ismail Kundi, to go to his house and ask for the hand of his daughter for Haris.

The complainant said his daughter studied in 8th grade and was too young to be married off. He said the men threatened to abduct his daughter if didn’t assent to their proposal.

Ameer told the police that a few days ago Haris and Kashif came to his home and asked for the hand of his daughter.

He said he again made it clear to them that his daughter had not yet attained the marriageable age and he won’t marry her off under any circumstances.

After that, he said the brothers turned hostile, took out a pistol and fired three shots in the air, declaring his daughter as Ghag.

Under Ghag custom, a man fires shots outside the house of a woman (girl), declaring that no one else would marry her except him.

This is done without the will of the woman. The man is free to decide whether he will marry that woman or not, but the woman cannot marry anyone else after this declaration.

Published in Dawn, March 4th, 2024