ISLAMABAD: Four members of a family, including a woman and a teenager, were gunned down in the capital’s suburbs on Saturday.

According to a police official, the incident occurred in a house located in Jhangi Syedan adjacent to I-15 and I-18.

People in the neighbourhood heard gunshots in the morning and informed the police.

After reaching the spot, a police found four bodies on the first floor of the house, with two victims on separate beds and one on the floor.

All victims sustained bullet injuries to their heads.

They were identified as Mula Khalil, his wife, Shamim Bibi, their 14-year-old son Musa Khan, and Habib Majid, believed to be Shamim’s brother.

Police shifted the bodies to hospital for medical-legal procedures.

The reason behind the killings is yet to be ascertained, but police suspected it could be an incident of so-called honour killing.

According to the preliminary police investigation, the family hailed from Swat, and Majid had acquired the house on rent a few years ago.

Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2026