JACOBABAD, Feb 25: Two women have been killed by their husbands on the pretext of Karo-kari in two separate incidents in Jacobabad and Mirpurkhas areas.

Zubeda, 30, was killed by her husband, Rashid Lashari, on the pretext of Karo-kari in Lashari village in the jurisdiction of Saddar police station on Wednesday.

The woman was cutting grass in the fields when her husband shot her dead. The accused fled after committing the crime. Our Mirpurkhas correspondent adds:Bindya, 20, was axed to death by her husband on the pretext of Karo-kari near village Sher Khan Mari, Sanghar taluka, on Monday.

The man, whose name could not be ascertained, killed her while she was working at a field and escaped.