Man kills daughter

Published April 27, 2006

OKARA, April 26: A man allegedly axed his daughter to death on Wednesday as she refused to withdraw a Hudood case she registered against one of the neighbours. According to police, Fatima of Chak 12/GD had registered a case against Ghulam Mustafa. Her father Aslam asked her to withdraw the case but she refused to do so.

On Wednesday, her father got furious when she refused to withdraw the case and attacked her with an axe, killing her on the spot.

Chuchuk police have registered a case on the report of Fatima’s husband Sarwar.

ACCIDENT: Shahid of Samadpura locality was crushed under the wheels of a train while trying to cross railway track at level crossing No 2 here on Wednesday morning.

OBITUARY: The patron of Okara Press Club, Lala Sadiq, died of cancer on Wednesday. He was 75.

He was laid to rest in a local graveyard. People from all walks of life attended his funeral prayers.

He was the younger brother of Advocate Lala Anwar.

He is survived by a wife.

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