SAHIWAL; Two married women, who were related to each other, were shot dead at their home at Chak 33/SP, Pakpattan, on Monday morning.
As per the victims’ family members, the assailant, identified as Ali Raza, allegedly arrived on a motorcycle, entered the courtyard and fatally shot 33-year-old Shazia in the head and 22-year-old Asima Bibi in the chest with a 30-bore pistol before escaping.
Kalyana police registered an FIR under section 302 of the PPC, on a complaint filed by Sultan Ahmed, deceased Asima’s brother.
According to police sources, Shazia of Chak 65-D, Bunga Hayat, was married to Imran, of Chak 33/SP, and had three children.
Preliminary investigation suggests that Ali Raza, Shazia’s former neighbour from her native village, had persistently been harassing and pressurising her to have extramarital relations with him.
After repeatedly refusing his advances, Shazia reportedly threatened to inform her in-laws about the harassment.
The FIR states that Shazia was preparing breakfast when Ali Raza barged in and opened fire. Asima, Shazia’s sister-in-law, tried to intervene, but was also shot by the suspect. Both women died on the spot. Following the double murder, Ali Raza fled the scene while firing shots in the air.
DPO Javed Chadhar visited the scene and met the victims’ families. He told Dawn that three special teams have been formed to apprehend the suspect.
The Kalyana Police Station SHO said forensic evidence was collected from the crime scene and the bodies were shifted to DHQ Hospital, Pakpattan, for autopsy.
GANG RAPE: Saddar police claimed to have arrested four young men from 18/11-L village, Chichawatni, for allegedly gang raping two girls, filming the assault and extorting money from the victims through blackmail.
According to the report, on July 16, two daughters of Shahida Parveen were on their way to the fields where they worked when they were intercepted by four armed suspects. The suspects allegedly took the girls to the maize fields, subjected them to gang rape and filmed the assault.
They later sent the rape videos to the victims and extorted Rs100,000 from them by threatening to upload the clips online.
As the suspects reportedly demanded Rs200,000 more from the girls, along with jewellery, they eventually disclosed the incident to their mother, who filed a complaint with the police.
Saddar police registered a case on the complaint filed by Shahida Parveen. Police confirmed that all four suspects have been arrested and have confessed to their crime.
REMAND: Anti-Terrorism Court Special Judge Ziaullah Khan has allowed a three-day physical remand of a woman allegedly involved in an acid attack on a man, along with her mother-in-law, at Muslim Bib Aqeel Colony on July 20.
The judge directed to present accused Ayesha Bibi be presented again in the court on Tuesday.
Fateh Sher police had registered a case against Ayesha, wife of Shahzad, her mother-in-law, Shaheen, and an unknown person on the complaint of victim’s elder brother Rashid.
As per the FIR, victim Shah Rukh was asleep in his room when Ayesha, her mother Shaheen and an unknown man allegedly threw acid on him through the window.
The FIR claims Shaheen suspected that her daughter-in-law Ayesha was having an affair with the victim.
Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2025
